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Hi, Carolyn:

My boss is a bad guy. There's not much more to it. I'm looking, diligently, for another job -- not an easy thing to find right now, especially in my field -- but while I do that and cross ...

Hi, Carolyn:

Quick background: I wrote to you before about my daughter's on-again/off-again relationship with her boyfriend whom we didn't like, and you wisely advised us that it was none of our business unless abuse or drug use or something ...

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Dear Carolyn:

What can I say when my father starts talking about how he will be dead in x number of years? He usually says by age 65 -- seven years from now -- but once he predicted he will die at age ...

Dear Carolyn:

My father was a nightmare. When I was a kid, he would tell me I was "a b---- just like your mother" and throw things at me; he even threw me down the stairs once and broke my arm. By the time I was 13, I realized I hated him ...

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Hi, Carolyn:

My daughter was supposed to get married soon but, upon finding out about several affairs, she has canceled the wedding. She is devastated, but has an excellent support system.

However, we...

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Dear Carolyn:

A year or two after high school, my brother joined the military. He has just finished his time with them and is now talking about going to college on the GI Bill. I think it is a ...