Dear Prudence: Sex Offender at the Kids Party

Help! My Stepfather Is a Convicted Sex Offender.

Help! My Stepfather Is a Convicted Sex Offender.

Advice on manners and morals.
Nov. 14 2012 10:15 AM

Dear Prudence: Sex Offender at the Kids Party

My stepfather is a convicted child molester, but my mother thinks he's harmless.

In this week's Dear Prudence video, Prudie advises a woman who doesn't trust her "rehabilitated" sex-offender stepfather. Is she being too cautious or not cautious enough?

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