Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Try showing some gratitude instead of demanding more
A mom is unhappy with her family’s commitment to attending her daughter’s high school graduation.
Carolyn Hax: Airing out the dirty laundry over a division of labor
When it comes to chores, there are multiple perspectives on what constitutes an equitable share.
Carolyn Hax: Stop worrying about pleasing a pair of big egos
A woman separating from a self-absorbed husband is afraid to tell her self-absorbed sister about it.
Mother-in-law issue is the old introvert/extrovert problem
To make relationship work, you have to know, accept and embrace differences.
Hax Philes: Honoring a mother whose day hasn’t come
How to be thoughtful on Mother’s Day towards a sister who’s had trouble conceiving?
Civilities
Civilities: Bruce Jenner: “Have an open mind and an open heart”
On Friday night 16.9 million viewers watched Diane Sawyer interview Jenner about being a transgender woman.
Civilities: Dealing with a relative’s refusal to invite a same-sex partner
An excerpt from Steven Petrow’s online chat.
How long do I have? I’m obsessed with this question.
At least one billionaire sees it this way: Retiring in your 60s may not be the way to go.
Hints from Heloise
Hints From Heloise: Combustible can?
A retired fire captain warns readers of the hazards of trash bins kept in garages.
Hints From Heloise: A film you don’t want to see
A hint for removing the filmy glaze one often sees on lead crystal.
Hints From Heloise: Will this solution be scrubbed?
A reader wonders whether a dish sponge with a scrubbie on it can be microwaved to sanitize it.
Animal Doctor
Animal Doctor: A program designed to help the dogs of war
The “Superdog Project”; cat wolfs down food; once-friendly cat turns antisocial; the benefits of fish oil.
Ask Amy
Ask Amy: Transgender woman faces objectification
A transgender female is put off after being hit on by someone who says he’s “bi” but into trans females.
Ask Amy: Boyfriend’s pricey gifts bother her
He foists designer duds and doodads on her, but she’s just not interested in those sorts of things.
Ask Amy: Office worker is tempted to tattle
One co-worker obsessively monitors the comings and goings of another. Should the spied-upon be told?
Miss Manners
Miss Manners: Some moms want Mother’s Day recognition from all
When mothers wanted Mother’s Day wishes from their own mothers, Miss Manners’s patience ended.
Miss Manners: Motherhood should not drive away true friends
The Gentle Reader feels like the same person since she had her son, but her friends treat her differently.
Miss Manners: Restaurant servers aren’t supposed to be mind readers
The Gentle Reader is rankled that waitstaff don’t pick up on the fact that the man he’s with is his husband.
Miss Manners: Counter elevator command with a little teasing
The Gentle Reader was taken aback when a woman barked her floor number upon entering the elevator.
@Work Advice: If you’re happy and you know it, should you stay?
A reader contemplates the issues of being a settler in a world of working nomads.
Family Almanac
A few final thoughts from Marguerite Kelly
The parenting columnist offers her best advice after 35 years of writing.
When co-sleeping leads to commotion
FAMILY ALMANAC | Two boys, 4 and 9, enjoy co-sleeping, but it can cause commotion.
Help! My teen son is driving me crazy
Her 14-year-old doesn’t listen and Marguerite Kelly advises how to handle it.
Meghan Leahy
How to be your daughter’s confidante
Helping a “bossy” 7-year-old who’s feeling ostracized at school.
How to decide if in-laws are too close — or close enough for comfort
An “Everbody Loves Raymond” nearness with an emphasis on love.
On Parenting: Meghan Leahy, Amy Joyce take questions about parenting
Join us at 11 a.m. to talk all things parenting.
My son is a 12-year-old technology addict
A plugged-in tween pitches a fit when his gadgets are taken away. Is he headed down a dangerous path?
On Parenting: Meghan Leahy and Amy Joyce took questions about parenting
Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach with Positively Parenting, will talk about parenting children of all ages.
Date Lab
Can good repartee open a door to romance?
This pair ditched the small talk and got down to their bucket lists.
Two charmers with a lust for life
DATE LAB | Does the spark at first sight last all evening for these daters?
How dare we put together a vegan and a vegetarian?
Their fondness for cocktails cut short their post-dinner plans. Will they really meet up again for that beer?
Date Lab tests out ‘opposites attract’: Avid sports fan meets an avid reader
And the differences don’t stop there for these two adventurers.
The curse of the awkward first hug
She seemed nervous. No, he seemed nervous. Can you blame them?
Carolyn Hax Live (Friday, May 15)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.
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