Woman's friend is not wanted at baby shower

Dear Abby: My sister had a childhood friend, 'Denise,' with whom she was very close in elementary school. They were friends only intermittently as they grew older, and Denise started getting into all kinds of trouble. When they were in college, my sister house-sat for my parents while they were on vacation, and Denise stayed with her. While she was there, she stole some expensive jewelry from my mother. Although the family never confronted Denise about it, it was obvious she took the jewelry, and my sister did not remain in contact with her after that. My sister is now 40 and expecting her first child. I have offered to throw a shower for her. A couple of years ago, Denise got in touch with my sister, and they became friends again. I don't know much about her past 20 years, other than that she spent time in jail and is now a single mother to a teenage son and works for a nonprofit agency.

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