Dear Prudence: Do I always have to bring my nephews on vacation with us?
11 years, 8 months ago

Dear Prudence: Do I always have to bring my nephews on vacation with us?

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. And even though I’m happy to help look after my nephews, there is a part of me that misses the quiet family time we used to have, just us three. I know caring for two motherless boys was not in your life plan, but here they are, so all of you now need to figure out the best ways to get everyone’s needs met. I’m the only person of color and the newest addition to the group; while I don’t want to be pegged as “the sensitive minority,” I also feel that my silence means acceptance of their words. In one case, I’m having dreams about a close friend of mine who until now I would not consider my “type.” In other cases I find myself especially attracted to members of the same sex.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: My Boyfriend’s Parents Are the World’s Worst Travelers. Now They Have a Disastrous Idea.
55 years, 2 months ago

Dear Prudence Uncensored: My Boyfriend’s Parents Are the World’s Worst Travelers. Now They Have a Disastrous Idea.

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Each week in Dear Prudence Uncensored, Prudie discusses a tricky letter with fellow Slate writer Joel Anderson, only for Slate Plus members. This week, they dig into “Trip Stress.” Dear Prudence, My boyfriend’s parents are fine in their home environment, but are the world’s worst travelers. —Trip Stress Read Prudie’s original response to this letter. Jenée Desmond-Harris: My first question …

Help! My Friends Keep Bringing Their “Cool” Kids to My Adult-Only Parties.
2 years ago

Help! My Friends Keep Bringing Their “Cool” Kids to My Adult-Only Parties.

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Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years. Dear Prudence, What’s the classiest way to say “really and truly, do not bring your kids into my house, no matter how cool or mature they are”? Upon realizing he didn’t actually commit his offense, your husband should have taken this whole disturbing episode as a sign that he needed …

Dear Prudence: My boyfriend became a jerk after I received a massive inheritance.
5 years, 6 months ago

Dear Prudence: My boyfriend became a jerk after I received a massive inheritance.

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To get advice from Prudie, send questions for publication to prudence@slate.com. —Partner Turning Into Rich Jerk I’m not sure if your boyfriend has always been like this in the sense that he’s been counting on your inheritance from your first date, but no, your grandmother’s money didn’t magically and overwhelmingly change him into a selfish, self-centered, thoughtless, racist person. He …

Dear Prudence: I’m not the father of my cousin’s baby.
6 years, 8 months ago

Dear Prudence: I’m not the father of my cousin’s baby.

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Dear Prudence, My cousin, who is two years younger than me, is pregnant. If your co-worker shrugged and left the room after an otherwise pleasant interaction, I think it’s likelier that she simply felt like the conversation was petering out and wanted to get back to work. You “didn’t say anything mean about Shannon” when you posted, but you took …

Dear Prudence: I fantasize about hurting my toddler nephew.
10 years, 6 months ago

Dear Prudence: I fantasize about hurting my toddler nephew.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? Once the word gets out that this adorable little girl needs a good home, people will respond and my sister can help pick her daughter’s new parents. I understand that when you’re sharing cramped quarters with someone who won’t talk to you and carries around …

Dear Prudence: My wife may be pregnant with some other man’s child.
11 years, 1 month ago

Dear Prudence: My wife may be pregnant with some other man’s child.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. A: Thank you for informing me of the phrase “female-led relationship.” From reading the definition, I see that it doesn’t necessarily mean that the wife take lovers while the husband is home making soup. In your wife’s frenzy to perfect her son and have him take …

Dear Prudence: Teachers who get involved with young female students? That’s my ex.
11 years, 8 months ago

Dear Prudence: Teachers who get involved with young female students? That’s my ex.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “The Wrong Touch: In a live chat, Dear Prudence offers advice on a frisky roommate, felonious family members, and friends who become lovers.” Posted April 2, 2012. “Whoa, Momma: During a live chat, Dear Prudence offers advice on having children …

Dear Prudence: I want to be child-free, but my boyfriend’s parents want grandkids.
11 years, 9 months ago

Dear Prudence: I want to be child-free, but my boyfriend’s parents want grandkids.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “The Wrong Touch: In a live chat, Dear Prudence offers advice on a frisky roommate, felonious family members, and friends who become lovers.” Posted April 2, 2012. “Whoa, Momma: During a live chat, Dear Prudence offers advice on having children …

Dear Prudence: I’d like to give my deceased wife’s vibrator to my new girlfriend.
12 years ago

Dear Prudence: I’d like to give my deceased wife’s vibrator to my new girlfriend.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? —Too Good to Go, Too Bad to Stay Dear Bad, On your way to the fertility clinic to mix up your gametes in the laboratory because your physically capable husband is so phobic and twisted about sex that he won’t do the deed with you, …

Dear Prudence: The young kids I nanny have a 65-year-old mother.
12 years, 3 months ago

Dear Prudence: The young kids I nanny have a 65-year-old mother.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? —Prudie Dear Prudence: Mother and Daughter Hitting the Bottle Dear Prudence, I’m a 21-year-old female who is becoming increasingly fearful of aging. : Dear Prudence advises a man whose wife doesn’t want their twins to know they came from donor eggs—during a live chat at …

Dear Prudence: My fiance’s family is punishing me for having been a teen mom.
12 years, 3 months ago

Dear Prudence: My fiance’s family is punishing me for having been a teen mom.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. Mandy’s not entitled to presents, but since Peter’s family does a big Christmas get-together, Mandy will see a bunch of kids get presents while she does not. Haunted By My Mistake: Last year my friend’s girlfriend disappeared with their two young children. Two suggestions: American Cancer …

Dear Prudence: My mother has ruined my credit by stealing my identity.
12 years, 6 months ago

Dear Prudence: My mother has ruined my credit by stealing my identity.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? More Dear Prudence Columns “Past Imperfect: I want to bury my wretched childhood, but the new in-laws insist on a rehash.” Posted Aug. 18, 2011. More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “The Nudist Next Door: Dear Prudence advises a reader whose new neighbor needs better curtains—during …

Dear Prudie: My parents play such favorites, my younger sister is depressed and has eating disorders.
12 years, 6 months ago

Dear Prudie: My parents play such favorites, my younger sister is depressed and has eating disorders.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? “Take My Wife, Please: I convinced her to bed another man, and now I’m insanely jealous.” Posted Aug. 4, 2011. More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “The Nudist Next Door: Dear Prudence advises a reader whose new neighbor needs better curtains—during a live chat at Washingtonpost.com.” …

Dear Prudie: My fiance and I both have mental illness. Can we still have children?
12 years, 7 months ago

Dear Prudie: My fiance and I both have mental illness. Can we still have children?

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? —Prudie Dear Prudence Video: Kinky Mom Dear Prudence, I’m a grad student in a very prestigious program in New York City. “Take My Wife, Please: I convinced her to bed another man, and now I’m insanely jealous.” Posted Aug. 4, 2011. More Dear Prudence Chat …

Dear Prudie: My daughter sexts with boys. Can I make her stop?
12 years, 7 months ago

Dear Prudie: My daughter sexts with boys. Can I make her stop?

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? —Red Husband Blue Wife Dear Blue, Start a marital book club and have both of you read and discuss Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “The Nudist Next Door: Dear Prudence advises …

Dear Prudence: My father-in-law might be a pedophile.
13 years, 6 months ago

Dear Prudence: My father-in-law might be a pedophile.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? My husband doesn’t like his father but humors him so that he doesn’t “have to deal with him.” —Conflicted Mother Dear Conflicted, Sure, people can change. Ultimately, though, it sounds as if you’re going to have to join that burgeoning group of women who tell …

Dear Prudence chat: I regret adopting my baby.
13 years, 7 months ago

Dear Prudence chat: I regret adopting my baby.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. Because faster than you know it, this squalling infant will be toddling around saying, “Mama!” and you will laugh to read how you thought you’d never sleep through the night again. They’ve been together four long months and swear they’re “in love.” I am not too …

Dear Prudence: Neighbor boys peep at my scantily clad daughters.
13 years, 8 months ago

Dear Prudence: Neighbor boys peep at my scantily clad daughters.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? He can practice saying something like, “Although we are both going to be at family gatherings, from now on you need to stay as far away as possible from me.” I understand your husband’s desire not to air what happened long ago, but unfortunately, neither …

Child protective services, lively funeral, friendly exes, and résumé mistakes—Dear Prudence advises readers at Slate.com.
13 years, 9 months ago

Child protective services, lively funeral, friendly exes, and résumé mistakes—Dear Prudence advises readers at Slate.com.

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Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; Got a burning question for Prudie? ”I Can’t Relate: My estranged half-sister wants to get to know me, but I’m afraid my parents won’t approve.” Posted March 10, 2011. More Dear Prudence Chat Transcripts “This Baby Shower Is a Wash: Dear Prudence advises a reader who thinks her brother impregnated his …

Baby shower rivalry, dog adoption regret, suspected domestic abuse—Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com.
14 years ago

Baby shower rivalry, dog adoption regret, suspected domestic abuse—Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat with readers about their romantic, family, financial, and workplace problems. You and your husband are already having tantrums, refusing to share, and stomping your feet and screaming, “Me, me, me!” Your brother may be an attention-hogging jerk, but you’re a petty, attention-hogging jerk yourself. I bet in six months …

Ailing loved ones, abandoned children, irresponsible siblings, and more—Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com.
14 years ago

Ailing loved ones, abandoned children, irresponsible siblings, and more—Dear Prudence chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat with readers about their romantic, family, financial, and workplace problems. I’ve been coming over to help my parents, after working a full day, and have picked up a second job to make ends meet. I don’t want to look like a fool by moving too fast, but I am …

Dear Prudence answers readers' questions live at Washingtonpost.com.
15 years, 7 months ago

Dear Prudence answers readers' questions live at Washingtonpost.com.

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Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com every Monday at 1 p.m. to chat with readers about their romantic, family, financial, and workplace problems. Emily Yoffe: I wish you had explained why it’s taken 22 years for your son to meet your brother. Emily Yoffe: You say that she has all the qualities you are looking for in a …

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