Carolyn Hax
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Hating the adult invitation to the child's birthday partyMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our two friends who we have been relatively close with for years have two small children. We have attended their baby showers, brought food over after baby was born, ...
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There are steps you can take to reverse crankinessMay 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. Lately I've noticed I've become an angry, suspicious, negative person. I want to tell everyone off. More so since the election, but if I think back, this has been bui...
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Wife's tirades about employees are getting tiresomeMay 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. Over the years my wife has supervised dozens of employees. By all accounts, she has been a good boss and her employees like her. But here's the rub. It seems like eve...
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Parents should encourage children to risk self-expressionApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. I wonder how to help my children embrace their own likes and dislikes without succumbing to pressures from peers. I am a big advocate for letting them express themsel...
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Wife hurt that in-laws don't want her to inheritApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I've been happily married to a wonderful man for the last four years. My husband has a teenage son from his previous marriage, but we've decided not to have kids of o...
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Tips for becoming a loved and included grandmaApr 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. I am retired and live alone. Although my daughter lives nearby, I rarely see or hear from her. If I text her a question, she will usually answer in as few words as po...
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Breaking up is not in itself betrayalApr 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I have a friend whose girlfriend broke up with him. Months later he keeps going on and on about how she betrayed him and hurt him so bad. I've tried nicely saying to ...
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Husband prioritizes multi-tasking over wifeApr 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are busy; we sometimes refer to ourselves as "type double A." He more than I, but we love to make lists and check off tasks. He loves being time-effi...
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Wife worries her husband is on the path to obesityApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - Q. Recently my husband's parents came to visit after an absence of several years. I found that his obese father was even more unbearable than usual and even the kids wer...
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Sacrifice for spouse noble only when it's reciprocalApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. My husband has been asked to go on a mission trip. He has done this in the past and really enjoyed it. I have also, before we had kids, but I have not gone away overn...