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Dear Miss LARE, I have a sister who thinks she’s the center of the universe and wants to control everyone. We are dealing with a family member who has medical issues. She wants me to deal with all the problems by myself, because conveniently she lives far away. I understand that. But she wants to…
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Every family has Christmas traditions. People love an advent calendar, it’s a yearly tradition. There’s all kinds of ideas out there to do the countdown. The Dilemma I have a friend who wanted to do so many things at Christmas time my head was spinning out of control. She showed me her list and I…
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Dear Miss LARE: I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year for the extended family. It’s my turn. My family is seriously into politics. Sadly, they cover both sides of the spectrum and in the middle too. The Swiss faction I can deal with, but the far ends of the spectrum are what I worry about. We’ve…
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Hello, listeners. My friend Tammy, as you may know, just became a published author. I am very proud of her, and I want to start this post with a story. When her book came out, she received a present from a fellow writer and friend of hers. Let’s call her Kerri. It was a Lego…
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Men and women see and deal with things differently, even giving advice to their friends. At least usually. I may be generalizing here, but based on my vast experience it seems pretty accurate, I call things as I see them, and I won’t apologize for it. Men are logical, straight forward, and problem solvers, even…
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Dear Miss LARE, I am taking a college marketing course. We are doing a group project for our final exam, and I am in charge. I came up with this really cool idea on doing a presentation on casinos. Everyone was assigned a portion of it. I got the final pieces from each person, and…
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It is always good to go on a date. But many people just do the same date over and over again. Why would you always go to a movie and dinner? There’s really nothing you can do as a couple when you are in a movie. Everyone is trying to shush you. Or you might…
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Are our memories in the hands of big brother? My mother is one of those conspiracy theorists who believes everything we do is tracked. Cell phones, computers, browsing histories, social media sites, even those “smart” devices everyone uses in their houses. She says everything is out there for the stealing. Our whole identity is there…
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Having people in your life is crucial. We all need other people. But… what do you know about the people in your life? I remember a movie I watched where a couple was getting married, and when the preacher said the groom’s full name, the bride said “Your middle name is XXX? Seriously?” I mean,…
