Deciding to Sever Family Ties If a family member became a destructive force, how far would you go to keep them in your life? When would you decide enough was enough?

Deciding to Sever Family Ties

Deciding to Sever Family Ties

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If a family member became a destructive force, how far would you go to keep them in your life? When would you decide enough was enough?

Farai Chideya talks with elementary school teacher Brenda Combs, who battled an addiction to crack cocaine, and Judge Lynn Toler, star of Divorce Court. Toler's work on the bench has been shaped by her own tumultuous experience with her father.