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Parenting & Relationships

  • Parenting and Relationships

  1. Girlfriend's comment has boyfriend rethinking marriage

    05/21/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Q: I've been thinking of asking my girlfriend to marry me, after several years of happy and fulfilled dating.

  2. New baby leaves mom anxious about, well, everything

    05/20/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Adapted from a recent online discussion.

  3. Boss can alert co-workers to avoid emotional topic

    05/19/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Adapted from a recent online discussion.

  4. From This Day: Jeff Read and Jessica Brown

    05/18/13 RelationshipsBy Sabrina Rocco, Times Staff Writer

    Jeff Read held a sheet of paper far from his face and squinted his eyes like he was staring into the sun. A fellow teacher at Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater asked him what the heck he was doing.

    "I broke my glasses," he told her.

  5. Bullying niece, nephew creating problem relatives must face

    05/18/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Q: I'm having trouble dealing with my violent niece and nephew, 5 and 7. I have two children of my own a little older. We are a tight family that (mostly, despite this big issue) enjoys hanging out together quite often. It's common for the 5-year-old to hold my 7-year-old down and just swing punches.

  6. Matchmaker should keep mum unless guy is abuser or liar

    05/17/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Adapted from a recent online discussion.

  7. Hey, Mom: Daughter must learn her own life lessons

    05/16/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Q: My lovely, 23-year-old daughter is a romantic and wants to marry the young man she is dating. They have "officially" dated two years, but were friends for years before that. They did not attend college together, so are just recently back in the same town. My daughter lives alone, pays her bills, and is …

  8. Advice on how to handle tragedy in estranged friend's family

    05/15/13 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

    Adapted from a recent online discussion.