Hi Marsha! I have 2 sons and recently have heard alot of negative stories about mother in laws. I realised one day I too will be a mother in law and this started a chain of thoughts. Can you offer any insight on why it is acceptable for women to phone their mothers 20...
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Hello, I am just trying to get an unbiased take on this. Recently someone passed away and the parents asked for money for their son (a college educated adult with a full time job) for more education in lieu of flowers. I thought it inappropriate. I have never seen such a thing, unless it’s...
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Dear Marsha: I have a teenage daughter who has befriended a homeless boy. I am worried about her getting into trouble with this guy. She is 16 years old and his is 21. I caught him hiding in my daughters bedroom a few days ago and my wife has tried to help him by...
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Dear Marsha, I believe my mother n law is upset with my husband and I, and I need an unbiased opinion on whether or not my husband and I did something wrong. My husband ( I’ll call Tom) works out of town 5 day a week and only comes home on weekends. He has...
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Dear Marsha, A friend’s small granddaughter just had her tonsils out and she sent a love-gift box (stuffed animal and book) to her…but daughter-in-law and son are withholding it for some reason. ..I have never had in-law problems, so I can’t relate to this…but it does not seem right to me. What do you...
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Dear Marsha My question regards a visiting mother in law. First, I can say I and my lesbian partner have been together 25 years, these years have been very tight, close, 99% fight-free. We finally bought a house last year, before this we lived in very small apartments. So, until now, my partner’s mother...
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Dear Marsha: I have a male relative, 13 yrs. my junior, who doesn’t have any friends his own age. He drops by my place – usually without checking with me to see if I’m available – just to talk, and all he talks about are dogs, rock music, and horror movies (he is 27)....
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Dear Marsha, I didn’t send out thank you cards for my baby shower in March 2010 (my daughter is now 8 months) and my parents are so angry at me they won’t talk with me. Is there anything I can do to make everyone happy without looking even more “tacky” then I already do?...
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Marsha, hope that you can help with some advice. My 17-year old son is a senior in high school and is quite popular in school, and for the most part is just a pretty good kid. He is an athlete (one of the best in his school in all sports), and one of the...
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Dear Marsha, I dont normally trust advice columnists. Then again, I dont normally trust anyone any more. My problem is twofold. First, I am a freshmen at my highschool and Im finding out the harsh reaility of how much high school sucks. I am constantly bullied by my fellow freshmen mostly. They call me...
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