Carolyn Hax
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Carrying weight of mother-in-law's paternity secretOct 28, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My mother-in-law told me she questions her son's (my husband's) paternity. She claims her ex, his father, doesn't know. She said she wanted me to know in case somethi...
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Time to stop asking and demand a clean houseOct 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I bought a house about a year ago and my daughter and her three kids moved in with me. I am single and live downstairs in the in-law suite with a roommate who is my f...
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It can be difficult to overcome parent-nonparent divideOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I've always had a warm and close relationship with my sister-in-law. Then, she had a baby, and everything changed. She seems to resent me if I talk about things I'm ...
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Grandmother hurt when not invited to help with newborn twinsOct 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My son and daughter-in-law are expecting twins, their first children together she has older children. My husband and I have enjoyed a warm and happy relationship with...
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Friend won't stop complaining about her many advantagesOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I'm tearing my hair out over a friend whose life is demonstrably easier than mine in many ways, but who never stops complaining: She doesn't have enough money (her ho...
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When the chips are down, will he be a bulldog?Oct 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. So, I'm a guy with a serious girlfriend. No children, but it's been talked about after marriage, which has also been talked about. Mid-30s. And my girlfriend told me ...
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Grandma-to-be's insensitivy may put her on the outsOct 04, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My wife is expecting our first child. My parents are divorced and both remarried; her mom died when my wife was a teenager and her dad remarried. Our policy is that a...
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Is child's birthday party a celebration or gift grab?Oct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Our daughter's classmate has a July birthday. Her parents always organize a birthday party for her shortly after school is in session, when all of her friends are aro...
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Mom can't stop meddling in adult daughters' rivalrySep 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My young adult daughters have an ongoing issue: The younger feels her sister withholds support during many critical events in her life. The older sister, when confron...
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Separation may be better choice than staying togetherSep 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Is a separation cruel? Prolonging the inevitable? In counseling now, but I feel claustrophobic, like we can't have a conversation without the weight of his fear and m...