Articles filed under Hax, Carolyn

• Ex drives a wedge between spouses at events Mar 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Trust your husband to be the person he has shown himself to be over the years, of course — but more important, trust yourself to handle this single, isolated, upsetting-but-ultimately-inconsequential thing in your relationship.
  

   

• Grandma not obligated to drop everything to baby-sit Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Reader is annoyed her mother-in-law will find any excuse in the book not to baby-sit, even though she is open to dinner, drinks and vacations. Carolyn Hax says, she's not obligated to baby-sit at the drop of a hat.
  

   

• What to say to friends who complain about their weight? Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  How should I respond when svelte friends pat their (small or nonexistent) bellies and announce they're dieting to get rid of their "belly pooch"?
  

   

• Try his way before he says ‘take the highway’ Mar 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. I’m in a relationship with a great guy. We’re talking marriage. Everything for the most part is wonderful, except for a communication issue that has become our “repeat fight.”
  

   

• Expectant mom wants husband at doctor visits Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  A woman is pregnant with her first child.She's asked her husband to go to her doctor’s appointments. Is it wrong of her to want her husband "to experience the whole pregnancy"?
  

   

• Confronting woman who flirts with your husband not necessary Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Reader wants to know if she should confront a woman who shamelessly flirts with her husband. She trusts her husband, but doesn't know if she should let the flirter know what she is doing is wrong and desperate.
  

   

• Should high school seniors be allowed a coed campout? Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  A group of high school friends want to go camping. Within this group, there are two couples. The mother of one of these four kids insists on going along and now several of the kids are considering canceling the event. Is this other mother, who doesn't have a problem with the campout, viewing it wrong?
  

   

• Don’t be resentful mom respects your decision about kids Feb 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  Reader says she and her boyfriend have decided not to have kids. While her mom respects that decision, her constant doting on stepgrandkids rubs daughter the wrong way. Carolyn Hax says don't be resentful of mom backing your decision.
  

   

• Pining away for a life that doesn’t exist Feb 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. Sometimes I think I'd like someone to rescue me from my life — someone to make it so I don't have to work anymore, and I just sit back and not think about anything serious or responsible.
  

   

• Ideal Father’s Day turned out to not be so perfect Feb 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. Last year, my father, father-in-law and I went on a fishing trip for Father's Day. It was the first year I was a father, and so I figured it'd be a good time to do something with the three of us.
  

   

• Protecting your child is first priority Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
  This woman grew up with a mother who was profoundly manipulative, volatile and mean-spirited. Now, she allows her mother only limited contact with her 4-year-old daughter. Her mother continually pushes to have the preschooler for weekend visits. Is she wrong not to allow weekend visits?
  

   

• Don’t send revealing note to cheater’s spouse Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
  Reader wants to know if she should send a note to a cheater's spouse or MYOB. Carolyn Hax says sending an anonymous letter would only add to the problem.
  

   

• That time again? Here comes the bride(zilla?)Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. My daughter would like to request cash versus the usual wedding gifts. How would you go about wording this request? We are trying not to sound too harsh. I thought I read about this idea in one of your previous columns.
  

   

• Mom is overbearing where adult child’s friends are concerned Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Adult child living her mom wants to know what to do about her mother's dislike of some of her friends.
  

   

• Matter of mother, stepmother and grandmother no longer delicate Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  Carolyn Hax urges man to pay tribute to his late mother by not blaming the person who cares about the people she left behind.
  

   

• Grandpa’s gifts, not love, stopped at age 18 Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. Ever since my two sons were born (now 19 and 16), my father has sent a modest monetary gift on their birthdays and Christmas. This Christmas, my father sent me a chatty email explaining that he would not be sending my older son a Christmas gift because it was his policy not to send gifts to anyone over 18.
  

   

• Don’t force the creation of special family memories Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  This mom has a favorite song that she sings to her 9-month-old daughter. She would like to discourage other family members from singing this special song to her daughter. Is that a realistic thought?
  

   

• Don’t be selfish with grandchild during the holidays Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Grandparents want to know if they can ask son to alternate Christmases so they can spend time with their only grandchild during the holiday. Carolyn Hax says be happy you've won the grandchild lottery and leave well enough alone.
  

   

• Boundaries, not BMI, important to her health Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Q. I am a 30-year-old woman with a BMI of 24.9, the top of the "healthy" range. I believe I am attractive and healthy and I am consistently told by friends, boyfriends, and other family members that I am beautiful. Sure I wouldn't mind losing a couple of pounds, like most other women in this country, but I like myself the way I am.
  

   

• How to react to news that her daughter is dating a woman? Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Her 20-year-old college daughter announced this week that she was seeing a woman. She has never had a relationship with a boy, or a girl for that matter, so this was a complete shock to her mother. Carolyn Hax gives advice on how to react next.