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My best friend “Mabel” changed jobs about five years ago. She was really loving it, until last year, when she got a new boss, ...

Dear Prudence, My husband passed away three months ago. He had not been on speaking terms with his mother for the ...

It's probably a long shot, but some House Republicans are actually interested in bipartisan immigration reform again.

My mother-in-law “Jeanette” has caused a crisis of her own making. She recently “surprised” my 7-year-old daughter “Becky” ...

My husband “Chad” and I have a 4-year-old son, “Lane.” Recently for his birthday, my parents gifted him a set of ...

Do keep in mind that your wife will need several weeks to heal after giving birth, and that both of you will be dedicating a ...

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I have season tickets to a beloved baseball franchise. My wife, my best friend, and I saved up for them, knowing we’d be able ...

If it resists and is ignored, it will have weakened the institution for generations. But if it doesn’t resist this remaking ...

He’s not married and has expressed no interest in having children, so this came as a complete shock. My son is an only child, ...

My book, Becoming Baba, isn’t a polemic. It’s about raising Muslim kids. But for some people, that’s too much to handle.