Carolyn Hax
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Dump boyfriend who doesn't believe mom was abusiveMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I was raised in a single-parent, unhappy home, and my mother was abusive. I grew up hearing I was stupid, worthless, and it sticks with me. As an adult, I tried to ma...
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Sleepovers not an option at unsupervised friend's houseMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. One of my daughter's new middle school friends is from a family that is clearly struggling. The girl is loved, but parents are divorced and juggling a recent death of...
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Don't bother lobbying for immediate-family-only holidaysMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My family of four comes from out of state for my mom's holiday dinners. She says since she hosts, she decides the guest list. Mom says "Jane," my aunt, and her son sh...
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Offer loving advice to son in crumbling marriageApr 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I am very concerned about my adult son and his relationship with his second wife. Bear with me, I know he's an adult! But: His first marriage failed, more to do with ...
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Husband keeps interrupting to say 'I love you'Apr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I married late in life, at 46, and prior to my marriage I was (mostly) happy as a single person. Husband had been married before and really identifies as part of a co...
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it is never too late to seek therapyApr 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I'm a woman who has had PTSD for 28 years after being raped and beaten. I'm now 63 and it seems to be getting worse. Am I too old to go for therapy? Should I just res...
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Best way to handle those no-shows at partiesApr 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My family recently celebrated our son's birthday. We had a number of guests RSVP "yes" to our invitation who not only didn't show, but also didn't even have the decen...
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How to deal when a family secret surfacesApr 22, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I'm an only child in my late 30s, the daughter of doting, super-involved, loving parents, but I recently found out a secret. In doing some genealogical research, I wa...
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Talkative relatives make estrangement temptingApr 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. We have a few relatives, including a sibling, who we don't see or hear from often, as we are busy or live far away. We meet over a meal or for an hour or so, or at f...
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Does helping to keep a family secret make you complicit?Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Q. My nephew doesn't know that his "dad" is not his biological dad. My sister birthed my nephew out of wedlock and met the man she married years later. For his whole lif...