Carolyn Hax
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Brother refuses to call her by her preferred nameSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My younger brother - we are both adults - calls me by an old name, one I was given at birth, have loathed since age 3, and have not willingly used since I was 10. The...
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After 7 moves for husband, she wants retirement on her termsSep 23, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I have been married to my second husband for 24 years. We have a 16-year-old and I have two adult children. I have moved seven times in 17 years for his job. He didn'...
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Dad ready to face truth about lies he toldSep 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. When I was about 20, I got my girlfriend pregnant. She was 23 and wanted the baby, whereas I was not ready to be a father, so she broke up with me and had the baby pr...
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Preparing for a downsized lifestyle isn't so easySep 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Over a decade, my salary has tripled (I'm quite well-paid now), my work hours and responsibilities have increased, and because I'm so frequently tired or short on tim...
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How to handle bully of a brother-in-lawSep 16, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My husband of 15 years has two sisters who live two and four hours away, respectively. Sadly, both parents died five years ago. We try to keep the family ties despite...
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How to handle an overbearing, talkative family memberSep 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. During extended family get-togethers with my side of the family, there is one person who does 95 percent of the talking. When I ask someone else in the room a questio...
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How to move forward with friend who had in-group affairSep 09, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I have a close group of girlfriends I have known for decades. We have helped each other through very difficult times over the years, and laughed and celebrated a lot ...
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Parents deny cash-strapped kids financial and emotional supportSep 05, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My parents (mom and stepdad) are in their 70s, retired, healthy, and doing well financially. They spend their money on traveling the globe and constantly remodeling t...
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Girlfriend refuses to attend his AA sobriety birthday gatheringSep 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I've been in a serious relationship with someone pretty wonderful for the most part of a year. We're super compatible and it could be the real thing. But now somethin...
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Happy news meets mom's negativitySep 02, 2018 6:00 am - Carolyn is away. The following first appeared on Dec. 10 and 17, 2003. Q. Last night I told my mom that I'm pregnant. Her reaction was, "What?! You're too young to raise...