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Ask Amy
Dear Amy: I have a 10-year-old daughter, and we visit my parents about three times a year in another state. A couple of years ago after a visit, my daughter told me my father had kissed her on the lips more than once, and it bothered her. I think it was just short pecks, but the important point is that it bothered her.
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Ask Amy: Daughter obsessed with fashion mags
Dear Amy: My daughter, "Maria," is obsessed with trashy fashion magazines — Latina, Glamour, Cosmo and Seventeen — even calling them her bibles.
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Tell Me About It: Why won't he wear his ring?
Dear Carolyn: What is your opinion of married men who refuse to wear a wedding ring? My husband of many years took his off a few years ago, after we started having problems, and has steadfastly refused to put it back on even though I've stated plainly and repeatedly that it would mean a lot to me if he would wear it again.
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Tell Me About It
Dear Carolyn: When my husband and I were first talking about having children, he suggested my mother's name and his mother's name or our fathers' names.
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Ask Amy: Texting not tolerated at family table
Dear Amy: I have four children ages 14 to 19. They don't text at the table because they know it isn't tolerated there.
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Ask Amy
Dear Amy: I have been remarried for 10 years and currently share a home with my wife and 23-year-old stepdaughter, who has a full-time job.
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Ask Amy: A new sibling is an adjustment for kids - and parents
Dear Amy: I am a young mother of two kids. My son is 5 and my daughter is a month old.
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Tell Me About It: How can you help someone who refuses it?
Dear Carolyn: My wife and I split up for a couple of reasons — including that she's likely bipolar but refuses treatment.
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Tell Me About It
Dear Carolyn: I've written before, but in a much elongated version. Yet the problem persists:
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Ask Amy: Toying with someone's feelings is no joke
Dear Amy: I don't mean to lead guys on — it just happens.
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Ask Amy
Dear Amy: My son and his family live nearby.
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Ask Amy: Wife in abusive relationship needs help
Dear Amy: I am a married woman who has been in love with another man for nine years.
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Tell Me About It: How do you turn down family and friends who want to play matchmaker?
Dear Carolyn: Is there a polite way to say to well-meaning family and friends, "Please don't feel like you have to try to set me up with every gay man you know just because I am single?" I live in an area without a huge gay community, so I'm grateful for occasional setups with guys who share my interests. But it feels as if sometimes, these matchmakers are using "You're both gay" as their only criterion. — Oregon
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Tell Me About It
Dear Carolyn: I'm depressed about the direction my professional life has taken. I feel as if I could cry at any moment. I need a warm word or a hug.
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Ask Amy
Dear Amy: I have been grieving the death of my life's best friend and soul mate for almost 18 months. We were senior citizens who never married due mostly to financial reasons.
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Ask Amy: Be patient when waiting for him to 'pop the question'
Dear Amy: I am 39 years old, soon to be 40, and have been in an exclusive relationship with my boyfriend, whom I love very much, for a little more than a year.
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Tell Me About It: Parents must use conviction when upholding family rules
Dear Carolyn: We have been lucky to have open communication with our boys about sex over the years. Now they are 16 and 17 and have girlfriends. The 16-year-old has opted for "everything but," because that makes him feel safest. The 17-year-old is having sex and wants me to allow his 18-year-old girlfriend to spend the night. I have persuaded them to get on the pill.
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Tell Me About It: 10 men, two years
Dear Carolyn: This is a pretty painful question for me to ask. Over the past two years — since graduating from law school — my love life has been a mess; I've had about 10 pseudo-relationships that burned out quickly and have had to recognize I'm the common denominator.
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Ask Amy: Military family shuns daughter's boyfriend
Dear Amy: My family has a long history of military service. Both my sons and my husband served in the Marines. One of our sons left and never came home. He made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Ask Amy: Big sister worried about little sister's life
Dear Amy: I know my sister's life is none of my business, but I'm her big sister. I always feel she needs my help.
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Tell Me About It: Spouse getting odd emails
Dear Carolyn: I'm married with a child and another on the way. I've seen a couple of emails on my wife's phone related to dating websites, like eHarmony.com. After a little investigation, it appears that there is no way to sign up to receive those emails without posting some type of profile.
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Ask Amy: Tone is important when making special requests
Dear Amy: My wife and I are attending a wedding next weekend. We are friends with the bride and groom, but not best friends. We received an email stating that we and another married couple have been "signed up" for the clean-up committee.
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Ask Amy
Dear Amy: I am a member of a nondenominational Christian church.
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Tell Me About It
Dear Carolyn: I have a group of friends from college, and we are quite close. One of them pursued a career while the rest of us balanced career and family ambitions. She was recently named to the board of directors for a major nonprofit that she has supported for a long time. She was thrilled, and I was thrilled for her.
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Tell Me About It
Dear Carolyn: I'm a single guy who has harbored feelings for one of my best friends for a number of years. I've never said anything to her since I don't want to put her in the position of having to reject me, and I know in my head it wouldn't work out between us due to a number of lifestyle and religious hurdles.
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