Carolyn Hax
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Aunt finds inner pettiness over godparent choiceJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We just got an invitation to the baptism of my seventh nephew on my husband’s side. Once again we were not considered as godparents. I feel snubbed. My husband ...
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Friend's attitude is putting trip in jeopardyJul 08, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have a problem that I really just can't decide how to handle. My best friend from college is living in Germany. After we graduated, while she was in the States,...
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If commiment isn’t there, breaking up is right choiceJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I broke up with my boyfriend eight months ago because he was too scared to tie the knot. We were together four years and are 28. He has said before he can’t ever ...
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Absent dad feels slighted by Navy daughterJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Seventeen years ago I divorced the mother of my four children. After a heated divorce lasting several months, we agreed on things and split up legally. Throughout...
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Take the right steps for committed relationshipJun 29, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I’ve been dating my boyfriend for two years (he’s 29, I’m 30). I’m the first person he’s imagined living with or marrying, and we’ve been talking about moving in ...
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Use love when disciplining childrenJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On handling problems with children using love, examples: I was a foster parent for 20 years, taking in underloved an...
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Try new approach to talking with teenJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. Here are two responses on making conversation with monosyllabic teenagers: When my boys were in high school, it did no good...
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Losing touch with friends makes her sadJun 20, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I like people and make friends easily. However, over the past couple of years, I have been “weeding out” friends who haven't really been that great friends to me....
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Unexpected child changes mid-life plans for grandparentsJun 19, 2011 1:00 am - Q. Our problem has many layers. Our 16-year-old son fathered a child. At this time, he does not have a relationship with the mother, who is also 16. We encouraged he...
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Hax: See boyfriend for who he really isJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am in love with a man and have been for a few years now. We have been seeing one another for a long time. The problem is, he has been going with a woman I work ...