Dear Abby: I am a teenager who has recently discovered that my dad has been having sexually explicit conversations with women online for at least 10 years. He is usually withdrawn from the rest of the family, and I strongly suspect it’s because he cares more about his online fantasies than he does about his life with my brothers, my mother and me.

I don’t know what to do. I can no longer look him in the eye. I don’t respect him; I pity him. I’m afraid to tell anyone in my family because of the drama it will cause, and don’t want to tell him because I know it will change our relationship. Still, I don’t think I can keep this to myself.

I have considered seeing a therapist, but I don’t know how I can do that without giving my parents an explanation about why I’m going. What do you think I should do? — Conflicted Teen in New York

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