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How tot should be told of grandma's divorceSeptember 18, 2014 by AMY DICKINSON / askamy@tribune.com DEAR AMY: I am 65; my husband of 13 years is 67. Now we are divorcing. He will be leaving our state after the divorce, when he retires, and won't be returning. My husband has been a step-papa to my grandch...

Helping boyfriend's daughter adjust to visitationOctober 15, 2014 12:40 PM By AMY DICKINSON askamy@tribune.comAsk AmyAsk Amy Amy Dickinson is a general advice columnist. bio | email DEAR AMY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for 3 1/2 years. When he was 20, his casual girlfriend became pregnan...

Q. Husband Not on My Side: I’ve been married to a wonderful man for almost a year now. He’s great with the kids. Not only does our 10-month-old love him, so does my 10-year-old and 6-year-old from my previous relationships. The problem is I have to threaten to leave him in order for him to take my side on i...

Q. My Sister’s Parenting: My sister has this idea that she shouldn’t confine her son to traditional gender stereotypes. Recently she started dressing him in feminine clothing. He is 4 years old and gets teased at his day care and has expressed many times how much he hates his dresses and pink tutus....

18 Tips for Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder 1. My wife and I have 5 kids, including a son who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. When it comes to parenting, the one sure thing I’ve learned is that parenting is a challenge, and we all make mistakes (and the kids take great delight in pointing...

Went to the DMV office this afternoon with DS1, and transferred ownership of my old car to him. It's a Camry with 170,000 miles, most from the years when I was driving it for work. But then I got my current job 7 years ago, the job came with a company-supplied car, and I didn't want to sell the Camry, in case...

Q. Cult Recruiting Our Daughter: Some cultists came to our door, and unfortunately our teenage daughter answered. They talked to her, and now they keep coming back. I try to head them off, but sometimes she answers first, and talks to them. They gave her a book, which I have seen her reading. I’m very w...

Q. Disrespectful Teenage Daughter: My stepdaughter is 14 years old, and has demonstrated problematic behavior toward me recently, in my opinion. I have been with her mother since 2013, and the girl has radically changed her whole identity. My wife and I are moderate liberals, while my stepdaughte...

This Is My Mother's Bizarrely Simple 75th Birthday Wish My mother turned 75 this past fall. One night a few months before, I’d asked her what we could give her that she would really like. “Maybe something big, that all three of us can go in on?” I encouraged, knowing that my brothers and I would cough up w...

These clothes are comfy and stylish and can make life much easier for kids with autism. By Robbie Couch "Revolutionary? No, just 'mom sense.'" Like Upworthy on Facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel Like every parent, Lauren Thierry wants her son to be independent. That includ...

DEAR ABBY: My brother is a recovering heroin addict. He stayed clean for almost a year until a few months ago, when he relapsed. He hasn't used again since his slip and continues to go to outpatient treatment. My boyfriend, whom I recently moved in with, doesn't want him to come to the house. He says it's...

Dear Prudence, My first husband died after a long illness; for the last eight years of his life we were essentially co-parents and close friends. After he passed I began dating again; in the two years since I have gotten happily remarried. My daughter loves her stepdad and new relatives. My brother ha...

Q. Daughter wants to eat meat: My husband and I are trying to raise our kids in a holistic fashion, emphasizing local produce, home-cooked meals, and nonprocessed foods. My sister does not (and rolls her eyes every time I bring it up). She does make salads and fruit medleys but refuses to abide by our ru...

Q. Difficult adult son: My 20-year-old son has started hanging around kids that do drugs, have multiple piercings, tattoos, etc. I know he is smoking marijuana, but I am terrified that his habit will turn into something worse such as heroin or meth. He avoids me as much as possible and won’t answer pho...

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family How tot should be told of grandma's divorce (Preview)	totallygeeked general	2	208	Sep 21, 2014 by Lady Gaga Snerd
How tot should be told of grandma's divorceSeptember 18, 2014 by AMY DICKINSON / askamy@tribune.com DEAR AMY: I am 65; my husband of 13 years is 67. Now we are divorcing. He will be leaving our state after the divorce, when he retires, and won't be returning. My husband has been a step-papa to my grandch...
family Helping boyfriend's daughter adjust to visitation (Preview)	totallygeeked general	3	286	Oct 19, 2014 by karl271
Helping boyfriend's daughter adjust to visitationOctober 15, 2014 12:40 PM By AMY DICKINSON askamy@tribune.comAsk AmyAsk Amy Amy Dickinson is a general advice columnist. bio \| email DEAR AMY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for 3 1/2 years. When he was 20, his casual girlfriend became pregnan...
family Dear Prudie: Husband Not On My Side (Preview)	totallygeeked general	21	566	Oct 22, 2014 by Mary Zombie
Q. Husband Not on My Side: I’ve been married to a wonderful man for almost a year now. He’s great with the kids. Not only does our 10-month-old love him, so does my 10-year-old and 6-year-old from my previous relationships. The problem is I have to threaten to leave him in order for him to take my side on i...
family Help! My Sister Dresses Her 4-Year-Old Son in Pink Tutus. Slate (Preview)	totallygeeked general	14	485	Oct 21, 2014 by ed11563
Q. My Sister’s Parenting: My sister has this idea that she shouldn’t confine her son to traditional gender stereotypes. Recently she started dressing him in feminine clothing. He is 4 years old and gets teased at his day care and has expressed many times how much he hates his dresses and pink tutus....
Family 18 Tips for Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder (Preview)	totallygeeked general	0	138	Mar 11, 2015 by ed11563
18 Tips for Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder 1. My wife and I have 5 kids, including a son who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. When it comes to parenting, the one sure thing I’ve learned is that parenting is a challenge, and we all make mistakes (and the kids take great delight in pointing...
family It's his now (Preview)	totallygeeked general	5	198	Mar 20, 2015 by Fort Worth Mom
Went to the DMV office this afternoon with DS1, and transferred ownership of my old car to him. It's a Camry with 170,000 miles, most from the years when I was driving it for work. But then I got my current job 7 years ago, the job came with a company-supplied car, and I didn't want to sell the Camry, in case...
family Dear Prudence - Cult Recruiting Our Daughter (Preview)	totallygeeked general	25	421	Apr 1, 2015 by lilyofcourse
Q. Cult Recruiting Our Daughter: Some cultists came to our door, and unfortunately our teenage daughter answered. They talked to her, and now they keep coming back. I try to head them off, but sometimes she answers first, and talks to them. They gave her a book, which I have seen her reading. I’m very w...
family Disrespectful Teenage Daughter (Preview)	totallygeeked general	14	461	Apr 28, 2015 by Tignanello
Q. Disrespectful Teenage Daughter: My stepdaughter is 14 years old, and has demonstrated problematic behavior toward me recently, in my opinion. I have been with her mother since 2013, and the girl has radically changed her whole identity. My wife and I are moderate liberals, while my stepdaughte...
Life family My Mother's Bizarrely Simple 75th Birthday Wish (Preview)	totallygeeked general	3	269	May 20, 2015 by lilyofcourse
This Is My Mother's Bizarrely Simple 75th Birthday Wish My mother turned 75 this past fall. One night a few months before, I’d asked her what we could give her that she would really like. “Maybe something big, that all three of us can go in on?” I encouraged, knowing that my brothers and I would cough up w...
Life family These clothes are comfy and stylish and can make life much easier for kids with autism (Preview)	totallygeeked general	2	348	Jul 17, 2015 by lilyofcourse
These clothes are comfy and stylish and can make life much easier for kids with autism. By Robbie Couch "Revolutionary? No, just 'mom sense.'" Like Upworthy on Facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel Like every parent, Lauren Thierry wants her son to be independent. That includ...
family Allow addict in the house? (Preview)	totallygeeked general	13	403	Nov 3, 2015 by I know what to do_sometimes
DEAR ABBY: My brother is a recovering heroin addict. He stayed clean for almost a year until a few months ago, when he relapsed. He hasn't used again since his slip and continues to go to outpatient treatment. My boyfriend, whom I recently moved in with, doesn't want him to come to the house. He says it's...
family Brother shuts out widowed sister's new husband (Preview)	totallygeeked general	11	414	Dec 24, 2015 by Nobody Just Nobody
Dear Prudence, My first husband died after a long illness; for the last eight years of his life we were essentially co-parents and close friends. After he passed I began dating again; in the two years since I have gotten happily remarried. My daughter loves her stepdad and new relatives. My brother ha...
food family Daughter wants to eat meat (Preview)	totallygeeked general	42	503	Jul 27, 2016 by Lawyerlady
Q. Daughter wants to eat meat: My husband and I are trying to raise our kids in a holistic fashion, emphasizing local produce, home-cooked meals, and nonprocessed foods. My sister does not (and rolls her eyes every time I bring it up). She does make salads and fruit medleys but refuses to abide by our ru...
family Q. Difficult adult son (Preview)	totallygeeked general	44	594	Jul 28, 2016 by Lady Gaga Snerd
Q. Difficult adult son: My 20-year-old son has started hanging around kids that do drugs, have multiple piercings, tattoos, etc. I know he is smoking marijuana, but I am terrified that his habit will turn into something worse such as heroin or meth. He avoids me as much as possible and won’t answer pho...