Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Can an ultimatum save a relationship?
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Half of this couple is tired of feeling they’re not sharing equal effort in planning.
Carolyn Hax: Alcoholic parents vs. adult child, Part II
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A reader wonders what responsibility she has to an abusive mother who is seeking treatment for mental illness.
Carolyn Hax: Adult child grapples with alcoholic parents
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Carolyn Hax: You are not obligated to say what your mom wants to hear or give what she wants to receive.
Carolyn Hax: Wife’s venting to Mom strains relationships
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All the bad-mouthing has Mom convinced that he is a “controlling jerk.”
Carolyn Hax: A harmless schoolgirl crush?
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A parent wonders whether a young girl is getting premature ideas about being in a romantic relationship.
Hints From Heloise: Herbal emergency
A reader is shocked when some dill she was attempting to dry in her microwave caught on fire.
Hints From Heloise: The 12 months of filing
A reader shares a method for keeping important papers organized.
Hints From Heloise: The price remains the same
A reader sounds off on products whose quantity is lowered instead of their prices being raised.
Miss Manners: Host needn’t thank in-laws for visiting
Guests should thank hosts, not vice versa.
Miss Manners: A husband is a husband, same sex or not
It’s simple: Gay male spouses are husbands; gay female spouses wives.
Miss Manners: Kin who don’t like kids can be left off list
Do a favor to the couple who remark on all the misbehaving children — and thus make gatherings miserable.
Miss Manners: Guest declining alcohol needn’t give reason
To decline a drink, whether because it is alcoholic, sugary or repulsive, only a “no, thank you” is necessary.
Miss Manners: Brief thank-you should end exchange
It is unnecessary to thank someone for thanking you, unless a gift accompanied the first expression.
Ask Amy: Mom should back off, let stepdad step up
She needs to stop playing go-between with her adult children and their stepfather.
Ask Amy: Deadbeat dad should not pop in on child
Their divorce decree stipulated no contact with their toddler, but her ex sent the child a birthday card.
Ask Amy: Dad on the prowl should seek help
This 21-year husband has had 20-plus affairs with 20-somethings. Amy says: Get help.
Bipolar dog or problem child?
Dogs with a malfunctioning thyroid gland or in pain can become aggressive or emotionally stable.
The benefits of massage therapy acupuncture
A 13-year-old Lab might be suffering from a degenerative disease.
Trying to help a cat breathe easier
Cat’s respiratory problem is difficult to diagnose; tail is causing a dog to suffer; a $450 vet bill to treat a rat.
@Work Advice
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
When a phone is a kind of cell
Some bosses want to always be in touch
Family Almanac
When a 3-year-old hits mom, what is she supposed to do?
A mother asks Maguerite Kelly what to do about her young son who hits and kicks her.
Sibling rivalry driving mom crazy
How to stop the bullying child and build up the bullied one.
No mom is an island
But you can draw a line in the sand with overbearing in-laws.
Momspeak
Note to parents: It doesn’t get easier, ever
MOMSPEAK | In hoping the next stage of parenthood will be better, parents can miss the point of childhood.
When cheating on homework is okay
Harvard survey finds 42 percent of kids cheated on homework. What’s the big deal?
Date Lab
They both like Nicki Minaj, so that’s a good start.
He’s outdoorsy, she’s a spelling whiz. They both like Nicki Minaj. But what about each other
Date Lab: The staff said they looked like old friends
Was it too easygoing?
One woman, two men.
In this episode of Date Lab, our dater gets to choose who stays.
Date Lab: Chris Cooley plays matchmaker
A setup partly based on a comment about T-shirts and jeans.
Date Lab: He’s a firefighter. Were there sparks?
Our daters placed high value on family, fitness and faith in their Date Lab applications.
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
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