I accidentally opened my son-in-law’s mail. Should I tell what I learned?
DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter, “Lily,” who lives in Canada, is married to an American, “Tom.” Somehow, collection agencies have connected Tom to my husband and me, and we have been receiving letters addressed to him. I opened one by mistake and learned the extent of his debt.
Now we are receiving two letters each month for him, and I fear he may have even more debt than I have discovered.
We don’t know if Lily is aware of their financial situation. They have spoken about moving to the States, but I don’t know if she would still be open to that if she knew about the debt collectors. They are already struggling financially and have a young child.
How should we broach this subject with them? Should we speak to them, together or individually, or just hand over the mail and stay out of it?
We don’t like the idea of her being misled. This is casting a shadow over our upcoming vacation together.
— SHOCKED IN THE EAST
Dear Abby: I accidentally opened my son-in-law’s mail. Should I tell what I learned?
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