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Ask Amy: Why didn’t they invite me to their baby showers?
Dear Amy: I am incredibly hurt by not being invited to either of my two employees’ baby showers. It’s just the three of us in this office.
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Ask Amy: Sorority sisters are still mean girls
Don’t you wonder how these mean girls turned out? Aren’t you curious about how they would respond if you asked them to explain the dynamic and their behavior from so long ago?
Ask Amy: My neighbor keeps opening my mail
Dear Amy: In my mailbox today was a credit card bill addressed to my husband with a sticky note attached.
Ask Amy: Vietnam War casts long shadow over family
Dear Amy: More than 50 years ago, my sister married a guy who skipped the States after being drafted into the US Army (it was during the Vietnam War). My mother was totally against my sister marrying this guy because he was on the lam.
Ask Amy: None of my children acknowledge my gifts
Dear Amy: Every year I give the children thousands of dollars. I give my oldest three times as much because she has been ill for several years, even though she refuses to see a traditional doctor. The middle child will thank me if I ask if the money has shown up in their children’s accounts.
Ask Amy: Husband’s morals have changed
Diving into the points you raise, yes – your husband has drifted away from your church – and you, writes Amy Dickinson.
Ask Amy: I judge myself for staying with him
Dear Amy: He wined and dined her, slept with her often — during his lunch break from work, used work excuses to spend the night in hotels with her, and even took her on vacation while he was at a bachelor party in Mexico.
Ask Amy: Does the guilt ever go away?
Dear Amy: I understand my former partner’s pain. I never wanted to hurt her.
Ask Amy: My wife will not forgive and move on
Dear Amy: She barely speaks to my family when we visit them every other year.
Ask Amy: Is honesty the best policy?
Dear Amy: What do I ‘owe’ to my partner to meet his stated need to be totally open and honest in our relationship? What are my other friends and loved ones entitled to in terms of my discretion?
Ask Amy: My daughter-in-law regifted a handbag to me
Dear Amy: I feel disrespected and unappreciated for everything I do.
Ask Amy: My wife has become a mean drunk
Dear Amy: Every time she gets drunk, she attacks me and brings up how much better off she and I would be if I hadn’t spent my savings staying near my “fat loser daughter.”
Ask Amy: My mother-in-law put down my degree at graduation
Dear Amy: She said that my graduation ceremony was really for my husband because he supported me through school.
Ask Amy: Writers’ group dominated by one person
Dear Amy: I’m ready to shout: “Will you please just shut up?!”
Ask Amy: My milestones are not acknowledged at work
Dear Amy: My milestone anniversary with the company passed without note, as did a milestone birthday. When I had major surgery . . . nothing.
Ask Amy: My friend never repaid a loan
Dear Amy: Nearly a year ago Thomas asked for a loan of $1,000 to catch up on child support. We agreed that he could pay me back in cash – or do work around my house. Nothing has ever happened.
Ask Amy: Grandma not following parents’ rules set for children
Dear Amy: We don’t allow our children to be on social media and Grandma A helped our older child create an account to use at her house.
Ask Amy: My husband is always on his phone
Dear Amy: Even when our 11-month-old is practicing walking, he holds her by the arm as he walks with his eyes glued to his other hand, which is holding the phone.
Ask Amy: My daughter never answers texts or voicemails
Dear Amy: I’m getting fed up with her inability to somehow confirm with me that she’s received my texts – even with a “thumbs up” icon.
Ask Amy: I suspect domestic violence
Dear Amy: I have no evidence beyond my suspicions, and wonder if I should ask more? If so, what do I say? If her stories are true, I will embarrass her greatly and that’s not my intention. What would you advise?