Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Carrying out a late mother’s wishes
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Dividing the estate leaves a survivor wondering if some heirs aren’t showing proper thanks.
Carolyn Hax: How a bride-to-be can handle her mean mom
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The answer: You can’t change her negativity, but you can learn to take away her power to ruin the big day.
Carolyn Hax: A doggone good indicator of parenting skills
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How you treat your dog is a good indicator of how you’ll handle kids — in both discipline and affection.
Carolyn Hax: Trying to set boundaries with judgmental parents
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A daughter has seen what her parents’ negativity has done to her brother’s relationship.
Carolyn Hax: Juggling three busy families’ schedules
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One parent is annoyed that another family’s activities seem to dictate when they all can get together.
Hints From Heloise: Ring around the commode
Vinegar can erase a hard-water ring in a toilet.
Hints From Heloise: The gentle agitator
Tighten the jar, run it through the dishwasher, and voila — decrystallized jam or honey.
Hints From Heloise: The stamps are in the mail
Stamp Camp USA, a children’s stamp-collecting camp, can use canceled stamps and other items.
Miss Manners: Couple forgoes wedding for house upgrades
Couple seeks funds to feather their nest, stressing the savings to non-guests of their non-wedding.
Miss Manners: Exception to the hats-off rule for gentlemen
Gentlemen may leave their hats on when traveling through lobbies and other transitional spaces.
Miss Manners: Cute story vs. humiliation
A Gentle Reader wonders whether parents should post some of their toddlers’ more embarrassing acts.
Miss Manners: Public display of affection is no fun to watch
Her in-laws are like The Lovers on “Saturday Night Live” — even in her wedding pictures!
Miss Manners: A bride is a bride only for a night
But in 1800s, a bride was a bride for a year, during which time she could wear her gown as an evening dress.
Ask Amy: Sisters consider family-style adoption
Her younger sister would like to adopt a child with her; Amy suggests considering foster parenting.
Ask Amy: Sister feels pressure to take in dad
Her younger sister wants her to take in their father once she and her husband buy their first home.
Ask Amy: Kindness toward neighbor backfires
Her elderly neighbor has gotten used to her stepping in to help, but she just can’t do it anymore.
Animal Doctor: Cat must be kept on a zero fat diet
What to feed a cat with high triglycerides; what triggers dry eyes in dogs; averse reactions to vaccines.
Out-skunking the skunks
Skunks are diggers, not climbers. A 5-foot-high fence can keep pets safe.
Bipolar dog or problem child?
Dogs with a malfunctioning thyroid gland or in pain can become aggressive or emotionally stable.
@Work Advice
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
When you don’t want to lean in
Instead of turning down promotion opportunity, why not try turning it into what you want?
Family Almanac
How to help angry post-divorce sister and her children
How to help a sister very angry after a divorce, and her children who are the focus of her anger.
How to talk to teens about family finances
A single mom worries about telling teens about family finances.
How to help an incredibly shy son
Her 20-year-old son has never had a close friend. Marguerite Kelly offers this mom some advice.
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’re attracted, but will politics get in the way?
She’s a bleeding-heart liberal; he’s middle-of-the-road
They share an unconventional outlook
Two women, one of whom is in a relationship. Where can it go from here?
Date Lab: In which Matt gets a second chance
He was rejected once. What will happen with his rematch?
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?
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
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