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Ask Anna: Understanding work crushes, keeping clothes on during sex and FWB gift etiquette

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Dear Anna,

I (35-year-old man) struck up a friendly rapport with a lady (unsure of her age, but probably late 20s or early 30s) who works in my building. We find time to converse during breaks and even hung out at a few group events (trivia night, anyone?). On a whim, I invited her to grab coffee with me yesterday afternoon. She agreed, ...Read more

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Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Southern-born transplant to Ohio marvels: Isn't Easter supposed to be pretty?

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Growing up and then living in the Deep South for years as I did, Easter was synonymous with azaleas, temperatures in the 70s and children skipping through new spring grass looking for colored eggs.

Easter came in the spring, after all.

You know: Sunshine. Green trees. Bunnies, hopping down the bunny trail.

And then I moved to the tundra, aka ...Read more

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Born out of COVID emergency, this free grocery delivery program remains a lifeline for Latino immigrant families

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PHILADELPHIA -- If your family were immigrants newly arrived to Philadelphia from Latin America, you might be focused on any number of things: finding a job, getting your children into school, learning a new language, or paying off debts from a long, arduous journey. But then, something both more basic and urgent comes to mind: How can you ...Read more

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Erika Ettin: Navigating exclusivity in dating

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As a dating coach, I'm frequently asked questions about exclusivity in relationships — how to approach it, when to discuss it, and what to expect. I want to address two questions I got just today and offer some insights on how to handle these situations effectively.

Question 1: I’ve been seeing someone for two and a half months and found ...Read more

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The Philadelphia International Cycling Classic made Philly history. One man is on a mission to bring it back

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PHILADELPHIA -- Back when Carlos Rogers was a kid growing up in Philly, the world renowned bike race that came to be known as Philadelphia International Cycling Classic was the stuff of dreams. And the Manayunk Wall — a grueling uphill climb that was an iconic feature of the course — was right in his own neighborhood.

Flash forward to 1994 ...Read more

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Your dog can understand what you say better than you think, new study shows

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Our dogs understand us better than they've been given credit for — and scientists say they have the brain wave evidence to prove it.

By placing electrodes on the heads of 18 pet dogs, researchers found striking evidence that the animals did not merely recognize the patterns of sound that come out of their owners' mouths, they actually ...Read more

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Lori Borgman: Bigger house and fewer kids don't mean more closet space

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We began married life in a 1930s Craftsman bungalow with three small bedrooms. Each bedroom had a closet the size of a telephone booth. Everything fit.

We added a baby to the mix. Everything fit.

We added a second and third baby. Everything fit.

Today, we live in a four-bedroom house with double-wide closets in every bedroom and a small walk-...Read more

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The Kid Whisperer: How to use realistic empathy with kids

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Dear Kid Whisperer,

I am a principal at an alternative school. Most of our students have been expelled or counseled out of other schools due to behavior issues. We have all had your training, and we’ve all read your book. Even though our staff is using what they’ve learned from you, sometimes our teachers struggle with being empathetic with...Read more

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Ex-etiquette: Future status of 'former' bonus mom?

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Q: I am in a new relationship. I also have a son from my first marriage. My ex-wife (second marriage) and I raised my son together for 6 years. We split up 2 years ago, but she is still in my son’s life and spends a few hours with him every week. My new partner is resentful of even the smallest amount of time my son spends with her and demands...Read more

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With Kate Middleton's cancer in the news, here's how to talk to your child about serious illnesses

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LOS ANGELES — When Kate Middleton announced her recent cancer diagnosis, she emphasized the time she and her husband, William, Prince of Wales, took to share the news with their three children.

Talking to pre-adolescent children about serious illnesses is the right course of action for any family because children can sense change, said ...Read more

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Millennials gave birth to 'Generation Alpha.' Are these kids already doomed?

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Zoomers fear them. Boomers want more of them. Millennials will keep making them for the rest of the year.

Born between roughly 2010 and the end of 2024, "Generation Alpha" is the demographic successor to Gen Z. Its oldest members are not quite ready for a quinceañera, while its youngest will be conceived in the coming weeks.

When the last of ...Read more

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Jerry Zezima: The Prince of Paint

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Jerry had a little lamb.

It was a shade of paint.

It went right on the bathroom wall.

The fumes could make you faint.

That’s the nursery rhyme I composed while painting the wall of a bathroom in our house.

Fortunately, I wasn’t overcome by fumes, which might have improved the creative process, but I can say that the paint is a shade of ...Read more

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Scholars at risk in their own countries find a new home at Penn

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PHILADELPHIA -- When the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan in 2021, Jawad Moradi feared he would be put in prison, or worse.

Five years earlier, he had earned his master of laws degree at Duke University. Because of his U.S. legal education and interaction with colleagues in the United States and elsewhere, he was at risk. And as a member ...Read more

Heidi Stevens: This college season is 'the craziest ever,' experts say. But do kids want to talk about it? (Hint: Nope.)

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The kids who were in eighth grade when COVID-19 locked down our world are graduating high school this year.

The kids, that is, who largely ended middle school in their bedrooms. Whose eighth-grade graduations happened on Zoom. Who grabbed their diplomas through rolled-down car windows. Who had a feeling this was all weird and sad but maybe not ...Read more

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His 'funk is contagious.' This LA glassblower breaks the rules with his stunning vessels

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LOS ANGELES -- Seated on a chair, with the hum of twin furnaces and the Impressions playing in the background, glassblower Cedric Mitchell is lost in his craft as he and assistant Sara Roller turn and sculpt molten glass with steel shears.

After a few blasts of a blow torch and several trips back and forth to the furnace, the red-hot glass on ...Read more

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On Gardening: The year of the buddleia; butterflies and hummingbirds celebrate

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The National Garden Bureau has selected several plants under their "year of" program. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Year of the Angelonia, their chosen annual. In their choice for the shrub designate, the National Garden Bureau has gone where few have dared to tread, the Year of the Buddleia. I could not be more thrilled!

No plant ...Read more

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Solar eclipse: Glasses are key, but did you know clothing choice could enhance viewing?

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CHICAGO — Nicole Bajic was completing her medical residency at the University of Chicago when she briefly ducked out between surgery training classes to watch the 2017 solar eclipse darken the skies. At the time, she didn’t fully appreciate how much excitement surrounded the event.

Now an ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye ...Read more

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America's four most polluted national parks are in California, study finds

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LOS ANGELES -- Some of California’s most treasured parks are threatened by blight caused by pollution and climate change, according to a pair of new reports.

The four national parks with the highest ozone levels are all in California, with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks topping the list of parks struggling with air that’s dangerous...Read more

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Erika Ettin: The secret sauce of text convos: playful reciprocity

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Do you often find yourself stuck in an endless loop of lackluster text chains with potential matches?

It’s a common dating app woe, but thankfully, it’s one that you have the power to turn around to work in your favor. Whether you like texting or not, it’s an integral part of modern-day courtship. The sooner you accept that and engage ...Read more

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This Philly bus driver is also a substitute teacher and public transit activist

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PHILADELPHIA -- Marcus McKnight’s fascination with public transportation began when he was growing up on a quiet block in the city’s Logan neighborhood. Riding SEPTA gave him a window to the world, or at least, to Philadelphia.

Sure, that window may have been scratched and smudged sometimes, but it never dulled McKnight’s curiosity.

“...Read more