DNA reveals half-sibling, but Dad doesn't want to know
Amy, he works very long hours and comes home extremely exhausted.
He is a delivery driver, and I believe he may be delivering more than just packages.
He hardly looks at me or talks to me anymore, and our sex life has been devastating. What should I do? Please help.
-- Wronged Wife
Dear Wife: Instincts are powerful. But you also seem to have ample evidence of your husband's extracurricular activities. If your husband is having sex with random people, you should get tested for STDs.
Surely the holiday season was an especially busy time for your package-toting Casanova. Now it's your turn. You should schedule a special delivery: hand him an ultimatum.
You two need to talk, urgently, about your relationship. And then you have a tough decision to make. Marriages can recover from infidelity -- or suspected infidelity. But you can't recover without communication and trust.
Dear Amy: Thank you for your literacy campaign, promoting the idea of giving books to children at Christmastime.
Ever since my three daughters were babies, our tradition has been to give a book on the first night of Hanukkah.
The kids are now between the ages of 18 and 25, and they still anticipate their first night book.
Even though the authors have evolved from Sandra Boynton and Dr. Seuss to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Lin-Manuel Miranda, I have nurtured their literacy and love of books, which I hope they pass to their own children someday.
-- Andrea
Dear Andrea: Ever since announcing my annual "Book on Every Bed" literacy campaign, I have been flooded with beautiful literacy stories. Reading them is a warm and wonderful way to get through these dark, cold days. Your story is lovely.
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(You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: Askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or "like" her on Facebook.)
