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The Second Baby War
Dear Amy,My fiancé and I have been together for 7 years and have no intentions to actually tie the knot because things work for us like it is. We’ve talked about kids too. I would like to raise a...
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When Your Parenting Dealbreakers Are Different
Hi Amy,I’m a huge fan of your column and all of your blogs! I have a question and I KNOW that you’ve covered a million variations of this question but I need some help. Or at least, some validation....
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Happy Mother’s Day (To Me, By Me, From Me)
Dear Amy,First, I would like to thank you for always steering me in the right direction; be it love, eyeshadow, or how the heck to get those cloth diapers to COME CLEAN ALREADY. So, given that you’ve...
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No-Show Baby Shower Blues
Dear Amy:I spent 4 years trying to get pregnant. Finally we got good news and my best friend couldn’t wait to throw me a shower. After week 14, I let her and another long-time friend begin the...
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Update: When Daddy’s Been Drinking
Read the original post here.Hi Amy,First of all, I wanted to thank you for posting my letter. It was such a relief even just to write it and send it off to you – within hours of sending the email I...
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Helping a Friend Through the Loss of a Parent
Amy,I hope this question isn’t too personal, but you are really the only person I can think of that may give me advice. One of my closest friend’s dad died yesterday. He had cancer for a while and...
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More Baby Name Turf Wars
The-Great-All-Knowing-Amy,I have a little question, and I have no one that I can ask without it getting back to my SIL, so I’m coming to you.I guess a little back story is required here. My SIL is...
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The Friendship Facebook Death
Hi Amy,I have a situation that I’m not sure how to handle, my best friend from jr/highschool/ college is getting married next week, and I just found out about it…from Facebook, from the pictures from...
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Advice Smackdown UPDATES!
We LOVE updates! If you’ve had a question answered here at Ye Olde Advice Smackdown, we love hearing how (or if) things worked out. You know, we worry sometimes. Other times we’re just kinda nosy....
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Grandparents & the Cycle of Abuse
Hi Amy,My husband and I are having a tough time dealing with his father.He is estranged from his side of the family for reasons we aren’t sure of, and has a difficult relationship with his two sons (my...
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How To Make a Decision When You’re Too Afraid To Make a Decision
Hi Amy, I have asked you questions before and you have given amazingly awesome answers and totally helped me out…and now I have a really specific personal question that I am hoping you and your...
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Post-Baby, Postpartum Visiting Pitfalls
Dear Amy, I really need advice from a sane, reasonable parent – I have no kids, none of my close friends have kids, and my dad is even more socially inept than I am. (Love my dad, but his advice leads...
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Filling in the Blanks
Our guest contributor’s name is being withheld upon request. ************ When I introduce myself from here on out, I am supposed to say, “Hi, my name is ______________, and I’m an alcoholic.” That’s...
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The Best of the Internet: When Your BFF’s Kids Embrace Your Own
I remember the moment when I realized it: My oldest was just four, and my youngest about two and a half, and a long-time friend was visiting with her toddler. The guest child was larger than both of...
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Pregnancy isn’t Magic: Prenatal Depression
Dear Amalah, I’m 37 and a half weeks pregnant, and I’m not ok. On my best days I can fake it, but on my worst days I feel like I want to disappear, that nothing is right, and that anything and...
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I Tried to Get Along With Every Other Mother and Then I Came to My Senses
“Welcome to hell.” Those were the first words I heard after standing in the corner with my then-toddler, Cal, for several minutes after arriving at our first pay-to-play group. The woman’s deadpan...
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The Mother-In-Law From Under the Sea
Dear Amy, I love the way you give such balanced advice and get right to the heart of things. I’m hoping you might be able to help me. My problem(s) might be too hairy for someone else to weigh in on,...
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The Toddler at the Funeral
Amalah- My 93 year old grandmother has suffered what will be eventually a fatal stroke. She is being treated now by hospice for comfort cares, but her days are estimated to be less than a week. I...
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The Colic Outcasts
Dear Amy, Hi! So I discovered your pregnancy calendar during my last pregnancy and through that found your advice column and now your columns and blog are some of the first places I go when I hit the...
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Boundaries in the Sand
Dear Amalah, I subscribe to your general philosophy of the grandparent’s relationship with their grandchildren taking priority over the small stuff. So, here’s the thing—my mother can’t be around my...
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