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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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My Brother Married a Writer. She’s Used It as an Excuse Their Entire Marriage.
2 weeks, 1 day ago

My Brother Married a Writer. She’s Used It as an Excuse Their Entire Marriage.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. I’d venture to say that if Grace has been writing “for years,” and her writing is a priority for her, she is most likely not only an actual writer but also a pretty typical one. He’s spoken openly of wanting to keep the business in the family, and was very disappointed when …

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I Gave My Mother a Simple Rule for Living in My Home. She Just Totally Blew Past It.
2 weeks, 3 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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Help! My Mom Just Dropped a Bomb About Who My Real Father Is.
54 years, 11 months ago

Help! My Mom Just Dropped a Bomb About Who My Real Father Is.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. I could move out of the house and move in with my father, but I’m afraid that would send her over the edge, and she would think I prefer him over her. So, let me begin by acknowledging that even though you understand why she’s engaging this way, your mother should not be bad-mouthing …

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"She guided him in his activism": Film shows how Lauren Bacall made Humphrey Bogart a Democrat
1 month ago

"She guided him in his activism": Film shows how Lauren Bacall made Humphrey Bogart a Democrat

Salon  

“With a name like Humphrey DeForest Bogart, you’ve got to be tough,” intones Bogie in director Kathryn Ferguson’s insightful and entertaining documentary, “Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes,” now in theaters. After a series of gangster roles, he shifted to starring in detective films, most notably as Sam Spade in “The Maltese Falcon” and as Philip Marlowe in “The Big Sleep.” …

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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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Help! I Encouraged My Husband to Quit His Job to Pursue His Passion. What a Mistake.
54 years, 11 months ago

Help! I Encouraged My Husband to Quit His Job to Pursue His Passion. What a Mistake.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. I’m not sure what it will take to get him back on track, but whether it’s another job, a counselor, or movement toward his own work, something needs to be addressed in his own life to make room for the person he’s trying to be. My sister-in-law decided that my mother’s birthday party was …

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DEAR BEL: My siblings won't help me care for our difficult, ageing mum - I want to just pack my bags and leave
1 month, 1 week ago

DEAR BEL: My siblings won't help me care for our difficult, ageing mum - I want to just pack my bags and leave

Daily Mail  

Dear Bel, I’m caring for my mother, in her mid-90s. Both my siblings have told me, ‘Well, you’re getting paid to look after her.’ But, while this is true, caring is now a real challenge, as I’m older with a depressive disorder which requires medication. SUE Bel Mooney replies: Sue, I’m glad to say I don’t find anything remotely ‘offensive’ …

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Parenting advice: My son expects me to wreck my nest egg to fix his absurd financial mistakes.
54 years, 11 months ago

Parenting advice: My son expects me to wreck my nest egg to fix his absurd financial mistakes.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. I said no and that I would help out in any way I could, but I needed to protect my own financial interests and didn’t have that kind of money to give away. I asked the owner if a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift was available, and he said, “You’re hired.” …

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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 Mom Has a Grand Plan for Where She Wants to Live Out the Rest of Her Life. Please, No.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

My Mom Has a Grand Plan for Where She Wants to Live Out the Rest of Her Life. Please, No.

Slate  

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Recently, my mom, who’s 81—and with whom I do not have a close relationship—told me she wants to move near me, and I’m trying to determine the ethical course of action. —Conflicted on the Coast Dear Conflicted, I don’t believe you are ethically obliged to move your mother near you, …

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Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as pickleball World Champion
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as pickleball World Champion

NPR  

Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as pickleball World Champion SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. So when we first started playing, everybody was like, oh, you need to play slower, like, hit softer shots. When we first started playing tournaments, I was actually playing at the lowest level, and my mom started playing pro from, …

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Ex-gangster who was an associate of Diddy reveals he is filing a lawsuit against the disgraced mogul's mother
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ex-gangster who was an associate of Diddy reveals he is filing a lawsuit against the disgraced mogul's mother

Daily Mail  

Sean 'Diddy' Combs used his mother's name to allegedly form a criminal enterprise to hide money and other business deals, according to a former friend who worked with the disgraced Bad Boy mogul. Deon 'D1' Best appeared on DailyMail.com's podcast, 'The Trial of Diddy', where he claims Combs used his mother Janice's name to hide artists' publishing rights, including deals …

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GP who tried to murder his mother's partner with fake Covid jab is jailed for more than 31 years - as reason why he tried to carry out his 'audacious plan' is revealed
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

GP who tried to murder his mother's partner with fake Covid jab is jailed for more than 31 years - as reason why he tried to carry out his 'audacious plan' is revealed

Daily Mail  

A GP who tried to murder his mother's partner with a fake Covid jab was jailed for more than 31 years today as new details were revealed about his motive for the 'audacious plan.' After the case Detective Chief Inspector Jason Henry of Northumbria Police praised the victim and said now Kwan has been jailed Mr O'Hara 'can begin to …

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Poisoner in his PJs: Moment GP Thomas Kwan is arrested in his pyjamas at his home in dawn raid as he is jailed for 31 years for trying to kill his mother's partner
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Poisoner in his PJs: Moment GP Thomas Kwan is arrested in his pyjamas at his home in dawn raid as he is jailed for 31 years for trying to kill his mother's partner

Daily Mail  

Chilling footage shows the moment GP Thomas Kwan was arrested whilst wearing his pyjamas at his home after he tried to murder his mother's partner with a fake Covid vaccine. Kwan's mother, Wai King - also known as Jenny Leung - is pictured outside court during an earlier hearing The GP, who carried a large bag, is seen making his …

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DEAR JANE: I caught my dad doing something disgusting and he's begging me not to tell my mother
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DEAR JANE: I caught my dad doing something disgusting and he's begging me not to tell my mother

Daily Mail  

Dear Jane, I've been living at home with my parents since graduating from college a few months ago, and it's been quite an adjustment. My dad has an office downstairs, which he uses to work from home a few days a week, but neither of my parents spend any time in there outside of my dad's 9-5 workday. Dear Jane: …

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GP who poisoned mother’s partner with fake Covid jab ‘struck at public confidence in NHS’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GP who poisoned mother’s partner with fake Covid jab ‘struck at public confidence in NHS’

The Telegraph  

A GP poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in an attempt to inherit her estate in a plot that “struck at the heart of public confidence in the healthcare profession”. In a crime “purely motivated by financial gain”, Kwan, originally from Hong Kong, wanted Mr O’Hara out of the way in order to ensure he was the …

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How to tell if a member of your family may be autistic: From your mother to your spouse or even your boss, experts reveal the signs to look out for
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How to tell if a member of your family may be autistic: From your mother to your spouse or even your boss, experts reveal the signs to look out for

Daily Mail  

As growing numbers of celebrities – from Chris Packham to Christine McGuinness – reveal they have been diagnosed as autistic in adulthood, it has become clear there could be many people in the population unaware that they are neurodiverse. As growing numbers of celebrities – from Chris Packham to Christine McGuinness – reveal they have been diagnosed as autistic in …

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My Husband Is Trying to Turn Our 2-Year-Old Against Me for the Weirdest Reason
1 month, 3 weeks ago

My Husband Is Trying to Turn Our 2-Year-Old Against Me for the Weirdest Reason

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. What I find really problematic is that he’s also making you out to be the “bad guy”—like, is he trying to cast himself as the more caring, understanding parent based on … car seat orientation? Recently, Avery pointed out that since Rory’s birthday is right after Thanksgiving, they’ll be sure to get …

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The best Halloween sitcom episodes and where to watch them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The best Halloween sitcom episodes and where to watch them

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It isn’t until season seven that he finally meets …

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I’m Thinking of Giving Up on My Relationship With My Granddaughter. Her Attitude Is Beyond.
2 months ago

I’m Thinking of Giving Up on My Relationship With My Granddaughter. Her Attitude Is Beyond.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Dear Care and Feeding, * Your letter signoff Your pronouns Your email Submit Dear Care and Feeding, We are struggling with my nine year old boy’s sleeping. He still sometimes wakes up or can’t fall asleep, but he walks over to his dad, gets a hug, and goes back to bed. My …

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I’m Extremely Worried by What My Wife Does When She’s Watching Our Baby
54 years, 11 months ago

I’m Extremely Worried by What My Wife Does When She’s Watching Our Baby

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife and I have a 5-month-old son who’s at home with us while we both work full time. Here is a non-exhaustive list of various incidents from the past 11 years: 1) Screamed at me and my husband and our wedding party relentlessly on the day because …

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Internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret looks back on a year of war
2 months, 1 week ago

Internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret looks back on a year of war

NPR  

Internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret looks back on a year of war Keret, who lives in Tel Aviv, reflects on the protests in Israel and the U.S. over the hostages and Gaza. This still doesn't mean that when I stay awake at my bed at night and close my eyes that I always see myself living my entire life …

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