Jeanne PhillipsDEAR ABBY: I don’t like my stepsister, and when she stays with us, I’m forced to share a room with her. The last time she was here, I got so mad at her I pretended to send a text message on my cell and secretly took a picture of her as she got out of the shower. I knew it was wrong, but it seemed funny at the time.
I sent it to my boyfriend because he doesn’t like her either, even though he thinks she has a “hot body.” I thought it would be a joke just between us, but he sent it to some of his friends, and now it’s making the rounds. Luckily, she goes to a different school, so nobody has recognized her, but I’m scared someone will. I’d give anything to take back what I did. What should I do? – SCARED STEPSISTER
DEAR SCARED STEPSISTER: You should be scared. What you did was shameful and dangerous. Not only was it an invasion of privacy, it is also a crime – distribution of a pornographic image of a minor. Now that the photo is on the internet, you will not be able to take it back.
Pray that no one in your family finds out, or you may be grounded, like, forever, and your boyfriend will be history. If the news does get back to your family, prepare yourself for a punishment like no other.
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 20 years and recently had an affair with a woman I’ll call “Susan” I care very much about. My marriage was already in the final stages of failure by the time we met.