Articles for My Sister

This super festive Cranberry Chiffon Pie is the perfect centerpiece for your holiday dessert table
4 days, 18 hours ago

This super festive Cranberry Chiffon Pie is the perfect centerpiece for your holiday dessert table

Salon  

Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. Cranberry Chiffon Pie Yields 8 to 10 servings Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Ingredients For the crust: Ready made crust or simple homemade pie crust 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted Sprinkling of brown or coconut sugar For …

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I Cut Off My Parents for the Sake of My Sister. Now She’s Betrayed Me in the Worst Way.
1 week, 4 days ago

I Cut Off My Parents for the Sake of My Sister. Now She’s Betrayed Me in the Worst Way.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Around the same time, I found she was asking my grandma for money “to help with bills” when we actually didn’t need help—the money had gone straight into her pocket. My wife wasn’t too happy about that since it’s my ex-wife’s name, but it is a family name going back several generations …

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My Sister Keeps Asking Us to “Donate” to Her New Life as a Mom. She’s Up to Something Suspicious.
54 years, 11 months ago

My Sister Keeps Asking Us to “Donate” to Her New Life as a Mom. She’s Up to Something Suspicious.

Slate  

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. The problem is, if you suspect your sister might be misappropriating funds anyway, she might have no problem paying those fees if it’s someone else’s money. If your niece doesn’t end up using it all, you can also change the beneficiary to another family member, like a sibling. An example of a script …

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Help! I Told My Wife I Wanted to Meet Up With Old Pals on a Family Trip. She Chose the Nuclear Option.
2 weeks ago

Help! I Told My Wife I Wanted to Meet Up With Old Pals on a Family Trip. She Chose the Nuclear Option.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. —Feeling Sad Dear Feeling Sad, You and your wife have different visions for what this trip is supposed to be: You’d like to use it as an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and to spend time with your family, while your wife sees this strictly as a family trip. I know a few …

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Help! I Think My Boyfriend Is Using Nefarious Methods to Anticipate My Every Desire.
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Help! I Think My Boyfriend Is Using Nefarious Methods to Anticipate My Every Desire.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. On one hand, he’s not trying to gain inside info to do anything nefarious; he is using it to be a better partner and our relationship has genuinely improved. I sort of feel like I’m the dishonest one now for not saying anything when I know what he’s doing. —Conflicted but Cared For Dear …

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I Gave My Mother a Simple Rule for Living in My Home. She Just Totally Blew Past It.
2 weeks, 4 days ago

I Gave My Mother a Simple Rule for Living in My Home. She Just Totally Blew Past It.

Slate  

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. My sister, who lives very far away and throughout my dad’s declining health has visited maybe three times a year, made a surprise visit to our area. My husband and I were fine with this and even encouraged my aunt to come over to keep my mom company, since she …

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Samantha Lawrence death: Wee Papa Girl Rappers star dies aged 55
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Samantha Lawrence death: Wee Papa Girl Rappers star dies aged 55

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Singer Samantha Lawrence, who formed …

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I Had To Choose Whether To End My Dad's Life. Here's How I Made That Unthinkable Decision.
3 weeks, 2 days ago

I Had To Choose Whether To End My Dad's Life. Here's How I Made That Unthinkable Decision.

Huff Post  

The author with her father, who had just won a tennis tournament. “You’re the best dad in the world,” I said, giving my still-healthy 91-year-old father a hug. Another doctor told us Dad’s liver had failed, which meant his blood wouldn’t coagulate — one nick from dialysis, and he would bleed out. “Let’s go around the room and hear what …

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Help! My Sister Saw a Secret Photo on My Digital Frame. All Hell’s Broken Loose.
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Help! My Sister Saw a Secret Photo on My Digital Frame. All Hell’s Broken Loose.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. My sister still grieves the separation and I feel for her, but I can’t blame my niece. During a visit, my sister decides she didn’t like the dress she brought for dinner and went into my bedroom without permission to grab one of mine. —Photo Bomb Dear Photo Bomb, Your niece is an adult …

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I Have a Hard Time Hearing that My Friends Are Pregnant. The Reason Is Difficult to Talk About.
3 weeks, 6 days ago

I Have a Hard Time Hearing that My Friends Are Pregnant. The Reason Is Difficult to Talk About.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. I would dial back your engagement even further from “is it a boy or a girl?” to “how are you feeling?” Show your concern and interest in the mother’s well-being and move on. I found the most adorable hand-knit baby blanket at the local thrift shop that’s adorable and looks like it …

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I Want to Do What Every Red-State Democrat Wants to Do Right Now. I’m Scared It’s a Huge Mistake.
54 years, 11 months ago

I Want to Do What Every Red-State Democrat Wants to Do Right Now. I’m Scared It’s a Huge Mistake.

Slate  

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Do you feel like you “fail” simply because you have to restrain yourself from buying the thing you think will be perfect or because when your fiancé opens your gift he’s slightly disappointed? New rules have been put in place that would allow you to roll over up to $35,000 of those funds …

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Help! My Mom Believes She Has a Psychic Connection to Her Dead Relatives.
1 month ago

Help! My Mom Believes She Has a Psychic Connection to Her Dead Relatives.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Any issues that might arise from her current fixation would be obvious to her husband, and hopefully, if that time comes, he’ll be bold enough to get her the help she requires. Dear Prudence, * Your letter signoff Your pronouns Your email Submit Dear Prudence, I’m in a chat group with three friends I …

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Parenting advice: My mom betrayed my request to keep her pit bull crated around my son.
1 month ago

Parenting advice: My mom betrayed my request to keep her pit bull crated around my son.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. It likely won’t teach your mother anything and could instead make your son think that he did something wrong. If there are friends and family that want to help your daughter get prizes, but don’t actually want wrapping paper, have them use your address when they purchase. That might be true, but …

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My Sister-in-Law’s Food “Sensitivities” Have Gotten Out of Hand
1 month, 1 week ago

My Sister-in-Law’s Food “Sensitivities” Have Gotten Out of Hand

Slate  

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. She doesn’t recognize it as an eating disorder and claims she has “food sensitivities.” At first, she was just gluten-free, but she now avoids dairy, nuts, random unrelated meats, certain fruits, and some vegetables. My husband’s family enjoys going out to dinner, but my brother says they can’t go out …

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My Sister-in-Law Has an Alarming Attachment to Her Son. It’s Ruining Her Life.
54 years, 11 months ago

My Sister-in-Law Has an Alarming Attachment to Her Son. It’s Ruining Her Life.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. A family friend offered her a part-time job and she skipped out twice the first week because she couldn’t stand leaving her son in daycare. —Soggy Sister-in-Law Dear Soggy, He’s only “nearly 4,” he interrupts a lot, and wants to go to the bathroom with his mom? You weren’t inside the marriage, …

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Help! I Still Have Evidence of My Wife’s Secret Past. She Has No Clue.
1 month, 1 week ago

Help! I Still Have Evidence of My Wife’s Secret Past. She Has No Clue.

Slate  

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years. “The last time I tried to talk to you about my engagement ring, you shut down, but that’s not how I want us to handle conflict in our relationship. My Fiancé Stupidly Spent a Year’s Salary on an Engagement Ring.. Dear Prudence, I have been dating my girlfriend for three …

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Help! I Told My Girlfriend My Secret Tactic for More Legroom on a Flight. She Threatened to Report Me.
54 years, 11 months ago

Help! I Told My Girlfriend My Secret Tactic for More Legroom on a Flight. She Threatened to Report Me.

Slate  

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years. And as for the gambling and staying out super late itself, I hate making calls about what’s “reasonable.” There are some marriages in which an occasional poker all-nighter would be par for the course. —Not-So-Welcome Guests Lots of people are able to maintain platonic friendships with their exes, and I …

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My Sister-in-Law Got Rid of My Daughter’s Nasty Habit. I Was Appalled When I Learned How She Did It.
1 month, 1 week ago

My Sister-in-Law Got Rid of My Daughter’s Nasty Habit. I Was Appalled When I Learned How She Did It.

Slate  

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Jude told me that her aunt told her that although people sometimes think it’s cute when a pretty girl burps, farts, or makes poop jokes, a less attractive girl doing the same thing is just seen as gross and is disliked, particularly by boys. —Don’t Miss the Burping, But… Dear …

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New York family outraged as they learn the truth about sister they were told was killed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York family outraged as they learn the truth about sister they were told was killed

Daily Mail  

A New York City family was initially told by police that Denise Owen, a sister and daughter, was fatally struck by a car in the early morning hours on Halloween. Sheila Nagengast, Denise Owen's sister, was visibly emotional recounting how she found her sister supposedly died Pictured: Police stand in Nagengast's foyer at 1:30 am on Halloween to tell her …

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Woman sparks fierce debate after refusing to be a kidney donor for her dying sister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman sparks fierce debate after refusing to be a kidney donor for her dying sister

Daily Mail  

A woman has questioned if she is in the wrong for refusing to donate her kidney to her sister - despite the fact that it is her sibling's only chance at survival. The unnamed 19-year-old took to Reddit to share the tragic situation that saw her 23-year-old sister being diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure. A woman has questioned if she …

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Help! I Uprooted My Life to Build a Future With a Man. Then He Told My Daughter and Me That We “Need to Leave.”
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Help! I Uprooted My Life to Build a Future With a Man. Then He Told My Daughter and Me That We “Need to Leave.”

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Two months is a significant amount of time, but your daughter returning to a school she’s already attended has the potential to be much less emotionally shocking than staying at a new school. Dear Prudence, * Your letter signoff Your pronouns Your email Submit Dear Prudence, I have a friend I care about deeply, …

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I Didn’t Get a Dime of the Family Inheritance. Now I’m Faced With Explaining That to My Kids.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

I Didn’t Get a Dime of the Family Inheritance. Now I’m Faced With Explaining That to My Kids.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. And I imagine that your goodwill toward Charlotte goes beyond not being resentful about your “disinheritance”—I imagine that Charlotte’s inheritance helps assuage any guilt you feel about her having assumed the entire burden. “Why didn’t Grandma give us anything?” should be answered, truthfully, “Grandma didn’t give your cousins these gifts—their mother, your …

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Parenting advice: My teenage niece’s bullying of my kid has finally gone too far.
54 years, 11 months ago

Parenting advice: My teenage niece’s bullying of my kid has finally gone too far.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. The final straw happened when Erin tried to take my daughter’s Switch, and they got physical. Let your husband and your in-laws know that you aren’t changing your mind and Erin isn’t welcome until there is proof that her behavior has changed for the better. Talk with your daughter about your in-laws’ …

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Help! I Am Overcome With a Bone-Shuddering Terror That the Grim Reaper Is About to Pull Me Into the Void.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Help! I Am Overcome With a Bone-Shuddering Terror That the Grim Reaper Is About to Pull Me Into the Void.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. My sister couldn’t handle her and when her husband would come home and set Josie straight—it ended in a war. Dear Live Once, Do you think a life where you aren’t married to a person you don’t love, have never loved, and don’t want to be married to, is a destroyed version of your …

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