DEAR ABBY: I’m a 26-year-old who is about to come out as transgender. I was born a male and will be transitioning into a female. My family doesn’t know yet, and I have been debating for the past couple of years how to tell them. My parents divorced when I was 2, and had a […]
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Teen’s friendship is strained after moving five miles away
DEAR ABBY: We used to live in a neighborhood where my 13-year-old daughter’s best friend, ”Mandy,” still lives. They would play together and visit often and are well-suited in maturity and personality. Since we moved, Mandy has been to our new home (five miles away) a dozen times. The last several times we have invited […]
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These nonepileptic seizures are caused by stress
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a loved one who is male, 57 and does not use alcohol or drugs. He has been having seizures for the past eight or nine years. In the early years, they were infrequent and very random. They lasted 30-45 seconds, during which he would stare off into space, and when […]
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Aquarius: Positive changes are heading your way
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Williams, 36; Michael Buble, 41; Eric Stonestreet, 45; Hugh Grant, 56. Happy Birthday: Take your time and consider all your options before you jump into something without a stable base. It is wisest to work alone. Do your best to bring about any changes you feel are necessary if […]
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Sagittarius: Stick to what you know
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Pink, 37; David Arquette, 45; Brooke Burke, 45; Neko Case, 46. Happy Birthday: It will be difficult to keep things straight this year. Make a point to take notes and document everything to prevent you from being caught in a personal predicament that could upset your domestic life. Leave nothing […]
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Feverfew is commonly used to prevent migraines
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on cluster headaches and would like to add a comment. I am a 56-year-old woman and started getting these headaches around 20 years old. They became even worse as I went through my career, likely induced by stress. Usually these were helped with Relpax if caught early, […]
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Wife’s meticulous grooming becomes troubling obsession
DEAR ABBY: My wife has always been well groomed, with an obsessive interest in her fingernails and toenails. Every three or four days, she spends an hour trimming them. Recently, I discovered that she has been keeping the nail trimmings. She actually has three large plastic containers full. When I confronted her, she claimed it […]
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Husband’s secret teenage affair has awkward epilogue
DEAR ABBY: When my husband was a teenager, he had an ongoing affair with his mother’s 20-plus-years-older friend ”Nicolle.” He would call her by a nickname to signal he wanted sex. Fast-forward three decades. His family, unaware of their illicit and illegal relationship, regularly invites Nicolle to our family functions. They even call her by […]
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Sleep disturbance and chronic pain are formidable foes
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several years ago, my doctor told me to start taking Tylenol PM to help me get to sleep at night and to avoid some neuropathy pain. I have been taking two before bedtime, as directed. Some nights I awaken after six or seven hours and have to take two plain Tylenol to […]
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Sagittarius: Don’t let anyone speak on your behalf
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Evan Rachel Wood, 29; Oliver Hudson, 40; Toby Jones, 50; Michael Emerson, 62. Happy Birthday: Open up about the way you feel and what you want to see take place this year. Honesty will enable you to bring about the changes that will give you something to look forward to. […]