"Betrayal at the Funeral: Friend's Dilemma Sparks Debate on Mourning Etiquette. In a heart-wrenching letter to Dear Abby, a woman shares her outrage and distress over a shocking turn of events at her friend's late husband's funeral. The friend's husband's mistress, accompanied by the child she had with him, made a surprise appearance at the service, leaving the grieving widow and their friends stunned and hurt. The woman is torn between her loyalty to her friend and her disgust at the mistress's actions, sparking a wider conversation about the boundaries of mourning etiquette and the complexities of human relationships."


Dear Abby advises a woman who is upset that her friend's late husband's mistress came to the man's funeral with his child.