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Dear Care and Feeding, I have twist on the classic body image issue: My husband and I are new parents to a 6-month-old daughter, so I have some time but I want to be prepared. Growing up, my ...Dear Care and Feeding, My 6-year-old daughter recently had her birthday party in Coronaworld (masks, hand sanitizer, social distancing outside in the front yard, a therapy llama visit). Everything ...May 11, 2021 · Dear Care and Feeding, I was speaking with my dad recently, and our conversation turned to the topic of LGBTQ relationships, sexual orientation, and gender identity in general. My dad is a ... Dear Care and Feeding, My now 1-year-old daughter immediately started nursing when she was born, it came to her so easily. She had a low birth weight, and I nursed her frequently. I also struggled ...Dear Care and Feeding, My 13-year-old son has two younger siblings, a brother and a sister. He has a bad relationship with his father and sees him rarely, since he and I are divorced.Dear Care and Feeding, My 5-year-old is about to start kindergarten. He happens to be an extremely stubborn picky eater. It’s the exact sort of eating behavior I scoffed at in other children and ...Dear Care and Feeding, During the pandemic, I dusted off the old carpenter skills I learned restoring houses with my uncles and built an adult treehouse. My house sits on an acre …Dear Care and Feeding, I’m the mom of two kids, 20-year-old “Kayla” and 23-year-old “Josh.”. Josh is autistic and needs a lot of support. We’re tied into all our local public, church ...Dear Care and Feeding, I am in my early 30s and still unsure if I want kids. My partner feels the same. I am career-focused and have an active social life, so while I’ve always wanted a kid ...Jan 30, 2022 · Dear Care and Feeding: My Child’s Hobby Has Become an Obsession. Parenting advice on YouTube, pot, and daycare. 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Dear Care and Feeding, Both my sons have participated in a highly selective club soccer program since they were 10 years old. My oldest was pretty good at soccer but decided to apply to colleges regardless of their soccer programming. He ended up at a school that was a great fit for him. He plays club/rec soccer on the weekends and has …Dear Care and Feeding, During the pandemic, I dusted off the old carpenter skills I learned restoring houses with my uncles and built an adult treehouse. My house sits on an acre …Dear Care and Feeding, In a hopefully humorous update to my letter from a few weeks ago (Just So Many Farts), I can now say with authority that after moving 1,100 miles and downsizing temporarily ...Dec 2, 2020 · Dear Care and Feeding, It’s college-selecting time for my 18-year-old. She has been accepted at four universities and has it narrowed down to two. One is a state college 30 minutes away. The ... Dear Care and Feeding, I have two sons, ages 5 and 6. 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In the last two years, they have had mental health issues which their father and ...Losing a dear friend is an incredibly difficult experience, and finding ways to honor their life can bring comfort and healing during this challenging time. Planning a funeral trib...Dear Care and Feeding, My husband died a few months ago, leaving me with sole custody of my stepchildren, 8- and 7- year-old girls. We were married for about eight months and had dated for about ...Jan 20, 2023 · Dear Care and Feeding, I have twist on the classic body image issue: My husband and I are new parents to a 6-month-old daughter, so I have some time but I want to be prepared. Growing up, my ... Dear Care and Feeding, I know this is a bit of an unusual question for your column, but I’m hoping you can give us some advice. Our elderly poodle passed away over a year ago, and our family is ...Dear Care and Feeding, My mother “Carol” has been with her boyfriend “Steve” for about eight years; she is in her mid-60s and he is in his early 70s. I find him incredibly difficult to be ...Dear Care and Feeding, My 10-year-old daughter has a boyfriend. He is her age, and they are both sweet kids. They spend most of their time climbing trees, playing with friends, and doing other ...May 13, 2022 · Dear Care and Feeding, Yesterday, my 17-year-old daughter, a junior in high school, told us she was going to her boyfriend’s house. It turns out she lied. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and our kids recently moved into a new neighborhood. 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Dear Care and Feeding, Both my sons have participatDear Care and Feeding, My partner has two daughters (from differen Dear Care and Feeding, I have a 14-year-old daughter that I had when I was a teenager myself. We have not had a lot of family support except for my older brother, who has done a lot for us both in ...May 11, 2021 · Dear Care and Feeding, I was speaking with my dad recently, and our conversation turned to the topic of LGBTQ relationships, sexual orientation, and gender identity in general. My dad is a ... Dear Care and Feeding, My husband’s adult daughter slams 300 mg o Oct 13, 2021 · Dear Care and Feeding, My 2-year-old has always been a bad sleeper, but lately he’s consistently up from 1 a.m. to about 2:30 a.m., and we’re at a loss. Letting him cry it out takes forever ... Dear Care and Feeding, I am the mother of an almos...
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