The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Two years after one of her children received a generous birthday gift, a reader wonders whether to intervene on behalf of her overlooked child.
Author: Philip Galanes
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How Do I Get My Unemployed Brother Out of Our Father’s House?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Four years after being laid off, a man in his 50s is still relying on his father, who just moved into an assisted living facility, for support and housing. Should his sister say something?
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Why Won’t Our Daughter Introduce Us to Her New Boyfriend?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Parents who enjoy an otherwise close relationship with their 33-year-old daughter feel hurt not to have been introduced to a man she met three months ago and with whom she now lives.
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Why Can’t My Friend Accept That My Disabled Son Has a Great Life?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Put off by pitying displays of concern for her son’s paralysis, a reader wonders how to handle a well-meaning friend whose support misses the mark.
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My Brother’s Ex-Wife Won’t Return a Family Heirloom. Help!
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A reader had hoped that her grandmother’s ring would stay in the family, perhaps to pass on to her daughter, but her former sister-in-law has so far refused to give it back.
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My Oldest Friend Is Being Paroled From Prison. Can I Dump Her?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After supporting an old friend through years of incarceration with letters and shipments of books, a reader wants out, put off by the woman’s lies about her situation.
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My Brother-in-Law Gets Free Child Care From His Parents. Why Don’t We?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Frustrated that she and her partner live too far away from his parents to reap the benefits of free grandparental supervision, a reader wonders how to broach her feelings of being cheated.
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How Could My Brother-in-Law’s Twin Abandon Him During Cancer Treatment?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After offering his brother lodging for his course of radiation therapy, the man informed him — with one day’s notice — that the invitation was contingent on an apology for a long-forgotten letter.