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CHICAGO — When Debra Aldridge became her grandson’s primary caregiver, she was making $7.50 per hour as a cook. The alternative for the newborn, she was told, was to put him up for adoption.

DEAR ABBY: Whatever happened to respecting one’s elders and recognizing grandparents as head of the family?

DEAR ABBY: My son had an affair that resulted in the birth of a child outside his marriage. The baby is extremely ill.