Carolyn Hax
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Readers tell it like it is on bad habits, grandparentsJul 07, 2013 6:14 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On dealing with a loved one’s nihilist views (and habits): These people think they’ll simply drop dead from their bad habits. Wh...
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Readers chime in with their adviceJul 05, 2013 11:18 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On support at its most uncomplicated: When I was deciding to get a divorce I felt embarrassed, ashamed, like a failure. I will a...
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Her father’s widow is a hard pill to swallowJul 02, 2013 12:56 pm - Q. My father married a woman 20 years younger than he. Since he passed away two years ago at 84, his widow hasn’t invited us over to the house I grew up in, and she has ...
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Readers discuss, babies, bombshells and bulliesJul 02, 2013 11:29 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On sweating every little choice you make with a baby: I have a 6-month-old who is fun but challenging; I didn’t get the “easy” b...
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Lover’s quarrels: are they worth the fight?Jun 30, 2013 6:14 am - Q.I have been getting more involved with a friend of mine. We have a complicated history of dancing around possible romantic interest, which we have finally decided to a...
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Have the rules of gift-giving etiquette changed?Jun 25, 2013 9:35 am - Q. I am confused over gift-giving etiquette with the current generation. I have always been prompt in sending gifts, money, cards to my relatives for birthdays, holidays...
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Including Grandma in the wedding is right thing to doJun 18, 2013 12:17 pm - Q. Our 24-year-old daughter, “Mary,” is getting married this August. My mother is 84, a hard-core feminist and atheist. She views religion as an oppressor of females and...
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Taking the high roadJun 16, 2013 6:14 am - Q. My youngest sister is getting married in a few weeks. She’s the only child from my dad’s second marriage and the age difference between us is nearly two decades. I ha...
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Dealing with life’s issues only way to move forwardJun 11, 2013 1:33 pm - Q. How do you tell someone you love that you think they might have a psychiatric issue that needs to be addressed, i.e., crippling anxiety? My boyfriend keeps saying he ...
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Keeping yourself in mind during family woesJun 09, 2013 6:14 am - Q. My husband and I are returning to my hometown for a celebration where we will see many people who haven’t seen me since I graduated from high school. I’m dreading the...