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Ask Amy: What to do about deathbed confession?
Dear Amy: I live in a small community. Several years ago, a man told my father-in-law that he had been told by a woman who was dying that she was the birth mother of a man who lived in town until he passed away (quite young). He was adopted by a local family as a baby.
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Ask Amy: Sober college student pressured to drink
Dear Amy: I am a college student who doesn't drink. I was raised in a very religious family, and it was instilled in me not to drink until I turn 21. My roommate drinks and pressures me to drink.
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Ask Amy: Bride fears drama from maid of honor
Dear Amy: My girlfriend of 10 years is getting married. I'm the maid of honor in her wedding, but recent actions are hurtful and confusing.
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Ask Amy: Charity should not begin at the office
Dear Amy: My supervisor frequently asks staff for monetary contributions for his fundraisers and walkathons for various causes including his church. I think this is an inappropriate use of his power. He is very persistent. It is one thing to put up a flier in the break room so people could...
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Ask Amy: Can a man and woman just be best friends?
Dear Amy: I'm dating a guy whose best friend is a woman. They used to date in high school (we are both in our late 20s now), and she has happily been dating someone else for three years. She and I have been friends for four years, and she introduced me to my boyfriend.
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Ask Amy: Relationship hard to get over
Dear Amy: Last winter, a girl and I were working our way toward an intimate relationship when she broke it off, badly. She was the first girl that I ever got that close to; it hurt a lot.
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Ask Amy: Daughter says mother needs mood correction
Dear Amy: We all have stories about hurtful things that parents can say to their adult children, but my mother seems especially clueless about this.
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Ask Amy: Be angry at cheating son, but don't take sides
Dear Amy: My 41-year-old son cheated on my daughter-in-law (for the third time) and then left her and my 6-year-old grandson. They were together for 20 years.
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Ask Amy: Mom's behavior makes 'other mother' fume
Dear Amy: I have been in a relationship for almost four years with a great man. He has three children from a previous marriage, whom I love dearly. I have a problem with their biological mother. Basically, she is no mother I am serving that role.
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Ask Amy: Secret daughter wants to reveal relationship to siblings
Dear Amy: My mother was involved with my father while he was "separated" from his wife.
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Ask Amy: Drinking has its consequences
Dear Amy: I have a friend who retired. He fits the description of an alcoholic. His day revolves around buying and consuming beer. He cannot function without it.


