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 is: Who told you to plan the whole trip and pack for your not-even-in-laws? Joel Anderson: I totally get her wanting her boyfriend’s parents to like her but, yeah, helping them to pack seems like way too much. But organizing a logistically challenging international trip seems like the sort of a massive headache that will cause all sorts of problems between her and her BF’s family.

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

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