DEAR ABBY: My daughter recently celebrated her 20th birthday. She’s a good kid with a decent job who happens to like tattoos. For her birthday, my in-laws sent her a birthday card. Usually their card includes a gift card, check or cash. This year, there was no gift but a note stating that they were […]
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Aries: Ask someone you trust for input on decision
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nolan Gould, 20; Julia Roberts, 51; Bill Gates, 63; Annie Potts, 66. Happy Birthday: Consider the personal changes you want to make. Someone’s enthusiasm will lead you to believe that help is being offered, but don’t be misled. You are the one who will be doing the work. Pace yourself […]
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Wife upset by husband's reaction to news
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 20 years, “Jerry,” recently learned about an old girlfriend’s death. A Facebook friend informed him about it. The message arrived late at night while I was sleeping, and he woke me to tell me the news. He is now receiving condolences from friends that he is responding to as though […]
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Leo: Strive to do what's right
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Osbourne, 34; Patrick Fugit, 36; Peter Firth, 65; John Cleese, 79. Happy Birthday: Review the cost of the things you want to do this year. Research will pay off in terms of savings. Be prepared to put in your time and labor if you want to get things up […]
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Friend's goth fashion would stand out at formal wedding
DEAR ABBY: A month and a half ago, my boyfriend of five years proposed. We are happy and excited. Most of the wedding party are my friends from college, who are like a family to me. They have also grown very close to my fiance. One friend, “Eden,” defines herself as a “goth.” She wears […]
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Cancer: Time to start something new
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Seth MacFarlane, 45; Cary Elwes, 56; James Pickens Jr., 64; Pat Sajak, 72. Happy Birthday: Doors will open but so will choices that aren’t easy to make. Common sense will be required if you are going to navigate your way without taking on too much or overdoing it in one […]
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Patient wishes to pick and choose what issues to follow up on
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 63-year-old female in very good health. Admittedly, I smoked for 22 pack-years, but that is pretty far in the past. I have had two CT lung scans as a result of a pneumonia diagnosis last fall. The second, a follow-up six months after the first one last December, found […]
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House cleaner tries her hand at being an interior designer
DEAR ABBY: I am wondering if anyone else has ever asked about this. I have had the same cleaning woman for three years. She does an excellent job and works hard. I got her the last six or seven of her clients. However, she has made little changes in the past when I’m not home. […]
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Happily employed millennial worries about her resume
DEAR ABBY: I’m a millennial, and it seems these days people stay at jobs for only a few years before moving on. That has been my experience in the past, but now I’m in a position that’s fulfilling and where I am creatively satisfied. All my friends are always looking for their next gig, but […]
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Does keloid history nix earrings, tattoo forever?
DEAR DR. ROACH: At around 4-6 years of age, I got the chickenpox and, of course, had a lot of itchy bumps on my body. One bump in particular did not heal right; I scratched it so much that it formed into a small (smaller than a dime) keloid on my inner thigh. This happened […]