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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Dear Abby: My husband and his buddy found the ex-girlfriend's message hilarious. I did not.

My husband of 20-plus years received a Facebook message from an old high school girlfriend. The message was wildly inappropriate (extremely risque) and ended with her offering to fly out and meet up if he ever wanted to. When my husband saw the message, he read it to me and to his best friend, who happened to be in town visiting. Those two guys were laughing so hard they were crying.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Help! I Know My Son and Daughter-in-Law Are in the Throes of Wedding Planning. But What They Did on Thanksgiving Was Seriously Unhinged.

A catered Thanksgiving used as a taste-test for wedding caterers offended family members who expected traditional, homemade dishes and better timing.
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fromScary Mommy
3 weeks ago

This Woman Barred Her Sister's Sick Family From Coming To Thanksgiving

Refusing entry to a contagious family with hand, foot, and mouth disease protects vulnerable household members and is a reasonable boundary.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

My Wife Always Insists We Don't Have Sex While Visiting My In-Laws. But This Year, She's Taking Her Rule to an Extreme.

A week of abstaining from sex or masturbation during family visits is harmless and can serve as a beneficial reset for many people.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Miss Manners: My daughter's plan for a new tradition would upend our Thanksgiving routine

Attend the younger daughter's Thursday Thanksgiving, agree to plan an extra visit, and accept double Thanksgivings as a reasonable family compromise.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Miss Manners: My grandson calls this woman Nonna, and I'm not OK with that

Grandparent titles should not be shared; a long-term nonresident partner should not be called 'Nonna' while the biological grandmother is present.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Dear Abby: My new husband gives me $400 a month. It's not enough.

Communicate clearly about finances and create a realistic budget to stop personal accounts from being drained; insist on fair sharing or reassess the relationship.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Miss Manners: She won't shut up about how fat I am. I'm 9 months pregnant!

Every time, I jokingly make a bet with my husband on how long she will last before making a rude comment about how much weight I've gained. She said I was fat when I was in great shape. She said I was fat when I was carrying baby weight from giving her two perfect grandchildren. Before we visited her last summer, I worked hard and lost some weight.
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fromNew York Post
7 months ago

I intervened to stop a spoiled kid from ruining a birthday party - now everyone thinks I'm the bad guy

Inappropriate behavior at birthday parties sparked outrage on Reddit, highlighting the clash between family etiquette and children's behavior.
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