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Parents try to justify physical abuse by calling it ‘discipline’
I’m an 18-year-old male student and I am struggling with my relationship with my father....
June 4, 2021
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I’m depressed as my eldest son failed all his university entrance exams
I’m a female government employee in my 40s and I’m frustrated because my eldest son failed all of h...
June 4, 2021
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I’m worried about what my husband’s TV addiction signals to our kids
I am a female company employee in my 40s. My husband is always glued to the TV and I’m worried about...
June 4, 2021
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I have no idea why my dog’s groomer seems cold toward me
I’m a part-time worker in my 50s. A pet groomer, whom I have asked to groom my beloved dog for 10 ye...
June 3, 2021
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Parents are getting older, debating whether to help out at family business
I’m a homemaker in my 30s. I was planning to look for a part-time job, but now I’m wondering if I sh...
June 3, 2021
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My in-laws demand inheritance from their mother they didn’t care for
I’m a homemaker in my 60s. My husband and I lived with his parents who have now passed on; my father...
May 25, 2021
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Shocked by coworker’s behavior during 3/11 moment of silence
I am a man in my 60s and work as a civil servant, and I’m shocked by my coworker’s behavior. ...
May 25, 2021
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I’m in my 80s, but my wife is telling me to pack up, get out
I’m a man in my 80s, living on a pension, but my wife has told me to move out. I’m grateful to my...
May 18, 2021
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I really wish I’d been born with a pretty face
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 16-year-old girl, and I always wonder why I wasn’t born pretty. I’ve ...
May 18, 2021
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My neighbor keeps sharing homemade food I don’t want
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 30s, and I’m having problems with a neighbor who often s...
May 11, 2021
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I fear the thought of men facing expiration date at 35
I’m a male civil servant in my early 30s. I have a fear of getting old....
May 4, 2021
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I can’t seem to accept my mother’s boyfriend
I’m a female college student in my 20s. My mother appears to have a boyfriend, and I hate myself for...
May 4, 2021
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I’m troubled after ex-neighbor says she was ‘close’ with my late husband
I am a woman in my 70s, and I’m really struggling with something my neighbor told me. My neighbor l...
April 27, 2021
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I’ve decided to divorce my husband, but I’m worried about him
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 50s. I have decided to run away from my husba...
April 13, 2021
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I’m a mother of 3 wrestling with choice of working full-time
Dear Troubleshooter: I am a female nurse in my 40s and I’ve been working part-time while raising my...
March 24, 2021
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