Carolyn Hax
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Bad uncle's random gift giving needs to be addressedOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. Since the holidays are approaching again, I have a brother who will give some nieces and nephews gifts in front of those he is currently trying to snub. The nieces an...
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How you treat people on your bad side tells a lot about your characterOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - Q. My girlfriend and I recently moved in together to counteract our busy schedules, and it's good. There are adjustments, and we're getting to know each other better. I ...
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Niece may not need, or want, aunts to get involved in her break upOct 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. My sister, who lives overseas (for her husband's job), just emailed our younger sister and me: Her 20-something daughter is distraught after being dumped four weeks a...
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Remind wife she has choice in becoming guardianOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - Q. My brother-in-law has two teenage children and he has decided his next hobby is going to be racing cars. My wife and I are the ones responsible for raising these kids...
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Post-pregnancy weight is no one else's businessOct 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. Three months ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Exactly four days later, while I was still sitting on pillows, my husband's friend came to visit. After congra...
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Just be there for friend in abusive relationshipSep 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. One of my best friends since childhood announced her engagement to her on-again-off-again, abusive, freeloading, alcoholic boyfriend. She left him last year after he...
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Wife wants husband's acceptance just as she isSep 28, 2014 1:01 am - The following was adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. My husband and I have an ongoing fight. I'm not good at a lot of things. I know this from all my humiliatin...
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Some friendships need explanation before endingSep 28, 2014 1:01 am - Q. The abbreviated version is that my husband and I were very close friends with another couple, "Bill" and "Sara," and that couple's marriage has dissolved recently and...
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Family shouldn't give her guilt trips about movingSep 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. My spouse and I are on the cusp of what feels like the next phase in our lives. Our only child is a senior in high school and is very excited about going off to coll...
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How to handle outbursts from an adult relative?Sep 21, 2014 1:01 am - Q. My husband has a sister with what seems to be a severe mood disorder. She will appear to be doing fine, then out of nowhere explode and scream at the top of her lungs...