Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Are friends with kids taking advantage?
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She’s happy to be Auntie Kate but misses one-on-one time with the parents.
Carolyn Hax: Helping mom and daughter, 4, through a loss
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A woman who has had a miscarriage worries about showing her emotions in front of her 4-year-old.
Carolyn Hax: After taking offense, don’t be defensive
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Roomate’s comments about a change in behavior probably call for a humble, open-minded response.
Carolyn Hax: My best friend, the doormat
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Reader wonders how she can help a friend who is repeatedly mistreated by her boyfriends.
Carolyn Hax: Defining one’s best self
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Carolyn Hax: It’s when you like yourself, when you’re getting the most out of your strengths.
Hints From Heloise: Wrap up some new uses
Creative ways to reuse wrapping paper.
Hints From Heloise: No chewing at the table
A reader relates a scenario in which a dinner companion chewed (and spit) tobacco at the table.
Hints From Heloise: Squelching home allergens
A few tips on clearing the air.
Miss Manners: Boss’s invite not a command performance
Every year his boss “invites” him to buy a ticket to a dinner auction for the school he sends his children to.
Miss Manners: E-mailed wish list is best ignored
Her best friend e-mails gift lists “on behalf of her daughter” filled with big-ticket items.
Miss Manners: A simple task may correct rude child
They’re at a loss on how to correct their child’s rude friend. Asking the child to set an example may help.
Miss Manners: Toddlers can wait to acquire formal niceties
A Gentle Reader’s friend suggests she start teaching her toddler now to ‘behave like a gentleman.’
Miss Manners: Refusing to switch seat requires resolve
It is not impolite to ask for someone’s exit-row seat on a plane. Nor is it impolite to refuse such a request.
Ask Amy: Crush of family at Christmas creates stress
Her family’s demanding behavior around the holidays is exhausting her. And she has a baby on the way.
Ask Amy: Cohabiting couple face family opposition
Her live-in’s disapproving mother, who agreed to a fresh start, has resorted to stealth tactics.
Ask Amy: Has Facebook replaced sympathy cards?
For a grieving 40-something, Facebook “sympathy” feels hollow.
Animal Doctor: Cat is far from finicky about its food
Cat has abnormal appetite; taking a cat off a medically prescribed diet can be risky; dog suffers from PTSD.
General anesthetic might be too risky for an old retriever
Older dogs are prone to develop usually benign cysts or tumors in hair follicles and glands in the skin.
Animal Doctor: Dogs, too, can be wartime heroes
A wife wants a dog’s ashes interred with war veteran at Arlington National Cemetery.
@Work Advice
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Needling staffers with a vaccination plan
Boss plans to require those who refuse flu vaccine to wear masks and gloves.
Family Almanac
Wandering husband leaves family with mentally ill son.
Should they divorce? A wandering husband leaves a wife with a mentally ill son.
Marguerite Kelly’s gift guide for kids
So many holidays jammed together this year might make it hard to buy. But Marguerite Kelly has ideas.
How to teach your son to do it all in the potty
Her son has one major problem with potty training. Marguerite Kelly advises how to fix the problem.
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
On this date, they let down their guard
She likes Army guys — and he’s in the Army.
Date Lab: They both like to cook
But do they like each other?
For an Italian, a warm welcome to America
His name is Fabio and he’s helping teach her words in Italian. Perfetto!
Tom Sietsema picks the dates and the restaurant
Does the food critic have a future in matchmaking?
They chitchat about the past
But is there a future?
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
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