DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband passed away recently. We were married for 17 years -- divorced for 16 -- and we had three children. Both of us had happily remarried years ago.
Since his death, my closest friends (and even my sister) keep asking me, "Are you OK?" "Are you going to be all right?" I find this very annoying.
I think their sympathy should be expressed to my children instead of me. Have you any suggestions as to what I can say to them? -- EX-WIFE IN KENTUCKY
DEAR EX-WIFE: Your certainly don't want it to appear that you don't care that your ex-husband has died. Simply say: "Yes, I'm fine. I'm sure the children would love to hear from you."