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DEAR NATALIE: I have been struggling for many years over the fact that my mother has been painting a picture of me that is totally untrue. I'm trying to understand if she feels she is venting for my sake our hers. This is about my weight, which is very normal and has been confirmed very normal by my doctor.
DEAR NATALIE: My family is (mostly) vaccinated but my uncle and aunt refuse to get the shot. I have been going through some major health issues this year and while I want to be with my family, unless they are vaccinated, my doctors don’t want me to take any unnecessary risks. I would still wear a mask around everyone and keep my …DEAR NATALIE: My sister is in an abusive marriage with a man who is an alcoholic — he is both emotionally and financially abusive and I want her to leave him. They have a child together. I offered my home for her to stay in until she gets on her feet. She wants to do it, but we were raised in a very religious home.Apr 19, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My sister has been a single mom for a long time and her previous husband was in jail. He is out of prison now but is not in my sister’s or my niece’s life. My sister has a track record of dating men that are not kind or supportive. She has a new boyfriend of six months. DEAR NATALIE: I started dating this guy recently and he likes to send me DMs on Instagram throughout the day with funny memes to look at. Well, the last two have not been funny. He found these videos of animals being brutalized and sent them to me. I thought (at first) that he was going to comment on how atrocious it was. But I was wrong.DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my best friends lost both of her parents this year, within six months of each other. They were well into their 90s, but still, the loss has been devastating for her. I am doing my best to comfort her, but sometimes I am at a loss. I still have my mother, who is in her mid-90s. I feel awkward talking about her now. I don't ...
DEAR NATALIE: My husband of six years recently said to me that he would like to be in an open relationship. I came to find out – after much begging – that he is already having another relationship on this side with a co-worker. He’s been seeing her for several weeks. She’s “poly” and totally aware that he was in a monogamous ...
DEAR NATALIE: I just hired this new woman to help in our office. She is like an assistant to me but also does other things around the space, as well. I have noticed that she is very flirtatious with the senior partners (most of which are men) and likes to use this "Kardashian-like" baby voice when asking a question.
Dear Natalie | Ep. 1: 'Tis The Season To Be Trending. Dear Natalie is inspired by A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Dear Natalie playlist:...Apr 19, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My sister has been a single mom for a long time and her previous husband was in jail. He is out of prison now but is not in my sister’s or my niece’s life. My sister has a track record of dating men that are not kind or supportive. She has a new boyfriend of six months. DEAR NATALIE: My daughter – who is 12 – came home from school today and told me that a couple of girls in her classroom were making fun of her for wearing a mask. Our son – her younger brother – has cancer and we are trying to protect him as best we can. She was in tears and said she didn’t want to go back.DEAR NATALIE: My best friend and I are throwing a joint birthday party for ourselves in November. We are both turning 40 and wanted to do something splashy together. The problem is, she keeps making plans with the event planner without me. So far, she has picked the color scheme, the venue and the cake flavors.DEAR NATALIE: My daughter just started college, and as any mother would, I worry. I worry about where she is at night, whom she's hanging out with, if she's partying and if she's dating. Well, recently she came to me and asked if I could go with her to get birth control.
DEAR NATALIE: My wife has a lot of male friends. She says that she just isn't a "girl's girl" but having a lot of straight male friends is concerning for me. When I told her I was uncomfortable with her getting drinks by herself with some of her (single) male friends one-on-one, she called me insecure and jealous.
DEAR NATALIE: I recently attended a friend's house for dinner. Now, I am an adventurous foodie, but what she served really turned my stomach. Shark fin soup (which is illegal, by the way!) and goat brains. She kept pushing the food on me and I was politely declining it. ... UExpress Life Parenting Home Pets Health Astrology Oddities A-Z.
DEAR NATALIE: My credit was destroyed by my ex-girlfriend, who racked up huge bills on my cards before we broke up. I didn't offer my cards. She would just take them when we would have a fight and go on a shopping spree. I'm a bus driver, I don't have a ton of money, and I've been trying to save up to buy a house.DEAR NATALIE: I'm tired of being concerned about COVID. I'm in my early 30s, single, and open to dating - which was never a big deal for me before 2020, but now it's so logistically complicated. I wan... more. September 27, 2023.DEAR NATALIE: My sister recently lost her husband and her teenage daughter (my niece) has been very vocal to me, voicing concern about her mother’s mental health. My niece is also reeling from her father’s unexpected death and I am trying to be of support to them both. She told me that she is worried about my sister talking about harming ...Aug 11, 2021 · DEAR NATALIE: My 10-year-old son is suffering from severe anxiety brought on by his fears around school and Covid-19. I tell my husband that he is too young to be watching the news with him, but they are glued to the computer most afternoons when they are together. My husband works from home and he is online all day long. DEAR NATALIE: I am the executive director of a well-known nonprofit here in the city. I have a personal Facebook page but don't do much with it because I am afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing and having it reflect poorly on my organization. I don't want to make my page "private," because I make a lot of good connections for the nonprofit ...Practical advice from your favorite columnists | UExpressDEAR NATALIE: My son is seven years old and has become very close with a little girl in his class. I have had her over for play dates, but I had only met her father, who seemed like a very nice man. When I asked to meet my son's friend's mother, however, the man chuckled a little uncomfortably and stated that his "life partner" was a man.
DEAR NATALIE: I've been invited to a close friend's child's wedding. There are a few factors involved in my decision too attend. The wedding is four hours away in northern Pennsylvania in the middle of winter. The only people I will know there are the parents of the groom. I am concerned about the possible weather conditions at that time of year.DEAR HARRIETTE: A longtime friend came to visit me and my family this summer. We had a nice visit. As I was driving my friend home at the end of his visit, he commented in a by-the-way fashion on what... more. In Sense & Sensitivity, author Harriette Cole offers modern advice for contemporary problems—ranging from etiquette to relationships ...DEAR NATALIE: My sister and I had a bad falling out over the last election and it only got worse during the pandemic. We haven't spoken in almost a year. I just found out that her daughter (my 17-year-old niece) has become really ill with Covid-19 and I want to reach out. She won't speak to me because my family is vaccinated and boosted.Dear God, It’s me, mom. It’s been a while. Not since I’ve prayed. But since I’ve just checked in. Life’s been busy. So has my brain. How am I doing?... Edit Your Post Published by jthreeNMe ...DEAR NATALIE: I went on a dinner date recently and everything was going great until the bill came. He paid it and went to the bathroom. Well, while he was gone, I took a peek and saw that he left our waitress a three dollar tip. The dinner was more than 80 dollars. I was totally mortified and so I fumbled through my purse to find some cash.DEAR NATALIE: My fiance and I are planning on getting married in September, and your advice on wedding invites last week made me think about a situation I am dealing with. My sister and fiance do not get along, and because of this, there has been a lot of tension in the family. ... UExpress Life Parenting Home Pets Health Astrology Oddities A-Z.DEAR NATALIE: My son graduated from high school last year and decided to take time off before going to college. He’s an incredible actor and wants to pursue it as a career. He works at a bar now and is getting involved with local theater companies. He says he doesn’t want to go into debt going to school, so he’s not rushing into the process.
by Natalie Bencivenga. Ask Natalie | February 2nd, 2022. DEAR NATALIE: My two best friends are divorcing. I have known both of them for over 20 years and they are like family to me. They haven’t said it in so many words, but I know they are wondering whose side I’ll take. The truth of it is, they are both headstrong, stubborn men who have ...DEAR NATALIE: I live in Pittsburgh, PA about 50 miles away from the horrific disaster that occurred early in February when a train derailed in East Palestine, OH. I have a few friends who live in rural areas on the East Coast that live a very “back to the land” or homesteading type of lifestyle.
by Natalie Bencivenga, Pennsylvania Capital-Star September 7, 2023 There is a movement that’s gaining momentum to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot in several states, including swing states, and including right here in Pennsylvania. You may have heard about this as a theory already. It’s been written about by prominent Republicans and ...Jul 21, 2021 · Ask Natalie | July 21st, 2021. DEAR NATALIE: My mom became ill recently and my brother and I stepped in to help manage her finances, take care of her pets and look after things while she was in the hospital and recovering. My older sister, however, didn’t ask to help us at all with anything. Granted, she just had her first baby, but we all ... Jul 26, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My husband of six years recently said to me that he would like to be in an open relationship. I came to find out – after much begging – that he is already having another relationship on this side with a co-worker. He’s been seeing her for several weeks. She’s “poly” and totally aware that he was in a monogamous ... DEAR NATALIE: My friends and I are planning to take a RV trip this fall down the California coast. Hopefully by then, COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted. It is going to be awesome because we haven’t seen one another since the onset of the pandemic last spring. There’s just one issue. My one friend has a really obnoxious girlfriend and she asked if …Ask Natalie | July 21st, 2021. DEAR NATALIE: My mom became ill recently and my brother and I stepped in to help manage her finances, take care of her pets and look after things while she was in the hospital and recovering. My older sister, however, didn’t ask to help us at all with anything. Granted, she just had her first baby, but we all ...Apr 12, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My supposed "best friend" found out that my husband was cheating on me for months. She didn’t tell me. Instead, she told all of our mutual friends. Everyone knew, and I was the last to find out. It was truly humiliating. No one wanted to tell me because they didn’t feel as though it was “their business.” DEAR NATALIE: I did some pet-sitting last month for a friend, and I haven't been paid yet. Twice she told me she would drop off my payment, and she hasn't. One time she said she "forgot" even though she was in Shadyside to drop off other stuff. I agreed a while ago to pet-sit again this month, but I don't want to if she's not going to pay me.by Natalie Bencivenga. Ask Natalie | May 18th, 2022. DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend and I got into an explosive fight the other night over what is happening with Roe V. Wade. I had never asked - or thought to ask him - his thoughts on abortion. We've been together almost a year and we don't talk politics much. But, the other night I was ...
Aug 31, 2022 · DEAR NATALIE: I’m throwing a lavish 50th birthday party for my husband at this fantastic restaurant in our city. We are inviting 20 of our friends and family. My husband’s best friend is, of course, on the list. He is newly divorced and just started dating someone. She seems nice enough, but the invitation we sent out did not include her.
DEAR NATALIE: I have been dating a woman for three months, and she has a 2-year-old daughter. She wants to introduce us, but I think it is way too soon. Plus, a 2-year-old isn't really going to remember me, and if we don't work out, she wouldn't know the difference anyway.
Jul 19, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My mom and sister have a horrible relationship – they are both very “conflict avoidant” so there are years of things broiling up under the surface of our family dynamic that no one talks about. (I learned that term in therapy). A lot of the interactions between them are very charged and tense, although seemingly insignificant. UExpress is your trusted resource for family and relationship advice, health tips, etiquette lessons, personal financial advice, astrology, and more. Our family of columnists includes best-selling authors, television personalities, and advice icons—like Dear Abby, Miss Manners, Hariette Cole, Dr. Nerdlove, Danny Seo, astrologist Eugenia Last ... DEAR NATALIE: Where I work, there is a seriously heavy smoker who, well, smells very bad. In addition to the fact that I have asthma and am very sensitive, it's a really disgusting odor. Of course, smoking is not permitted on work premises, but every break or lunch finds her hastening outdoors and returning smelling even worse.DEAR NATALIE: I have a sister who only associates with me when she needs something. For instance, when she and her husband go on vacation they ask me to feed the dog, water plants, pick up the mail. But the rest of the year I am pushed off to the side and ignored.DEAR NATALIE: My best friend has been talking about wanting a baby for as long as I can remember. She even froze her eggs when she turned 30. Well, at 34, she is still single and has a good career. She told me recently that she is thinking of just going ahead with her plan — without a partner. I was shocked.Mar 15, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: I live in Pittsburgh, PA about 50 miles away from the horrific disaster that occurred early in February when a train derailed in East Palestine, OH. I have a few friends who live in rural areas on the East Coast that live a very “back to the land” or homesteading type of lifestyle. DEAR NATALIE: My sister recently lost her husband and her teenage daughter (my niece) has been very vocal to me, voicing concern about her mother’s mental health. My niece is also reeling from her father’s unexpected death and I am trying to be of support to them both. She told me that she is worried about my sister talking about …HerStory, Jakarta — Hubungan Nathalie Holscher dan putri sambungnya, Putri Delina, kembali mencuri perhatian publik.Nathalie diduga baper dengan ucapan …DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. He went through a bad breakup prior to us being together and his ex broke his heart. I felt like he was "over her" for the most part. Recently, she has moved back to the city and we ran into her on the street a few weeks ago. Since then, he has been acting strangely.DEAR NATALIE: I recently entered a casual relationship with someone I work with. We had danced around each other for a while, and we’re both excited to be on the same page with interest in each other. She is my subordinate, but we have both been careful about keeping the relationship appropriate both inside and outside of work.Sep 20, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: My sister is going through a horrible divorce and is having major money issues because of it. My husband and I have a big house with an in-law suite. We told her she is welcome to live with us while she works through everything financially. I expected she would be here for a year.
DEAR NATALIE: My boss has the practice of using staff meetings to discuss rule violations at work. Usually only one or two employees have violated a company policy, but because of the nature of the meetings it is affecting morale. We seem to only have staff meetings when she wants to criticize rule violations - no matter how small or insignificant.DEAR NATALIE: I have a sister who only associates with me when she needs something. For instance, when she and her husband go on vacation they ask me to feed the dog, water plants, pick up the mail. But the rest of the year I am pushed off to the side and ignored. ... UExpress Life Parenting Home Pets Health Astrology Oddities A-Z.Jul 6, 2022 · If you do tell her, prepare for her to take his side. But if you need to tell her for your own mental health, you should. Sometimes, the truth hurts. Please send your questions to Natalie Bencivenga to. [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter. @NatalieBenci and on Instagram @NatalieBenci. Instagram:https://instagram. how many teaspoons is 20 mgmls online minnesotahow to get prestige 1 in ybamidland tx arrests DEAR NATALIE: I know we are in the midst of so many issues right now, but my best friend's dad recently died of Covid-19 and they couldn't have a funeral for him. I live out of town and obviously couldn't travel during the pandemic to be with her. She is really angry with me, saying that I "should have been there" but there were a lot ...DEAR NATALIE: My friend and I had a big falling out over her boyfriend (now fiancé) and she said I am no longer invited to her wedding. I basically told her that this guy is a loser and she could do better. She asked me my opinion and I gave it to her. Now she’s mad. I have tried to apologize to her but she hasn’t been willing to take my ... nfl playoff bracket blankbeltran leyva organization founders Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column, where Prudie responds to your questions about relationships at home, work, and beyond. Get More Prudie! Exclusive … britbox com connect samsung DEAR NATALIE: Every year, I make resolutions to eat better, work out more and date nice guys. And every year, I break this resolution. I have literally no willpower when it comes to men or food. I have a very demanding job and I have little time for myself. Exercising is a challenge, too.DEAR NATALIE: Because of Covid-19, my youngest brother and his fiancé decided to elope last weekend. They are going to have a very small reception soon and then a larger reception when all of this is "over." I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to give a gift now or wait until the larger gathering, which would most likely be next year.DEAR NATALIE: My brother was recently diagnosed with a rare disease that will significantly impact his life, and will require a lot of logistical support and care from others, sooner than he expected to need that. Our parents are deceased, and our other brother is unable to move closer to us because he and his husband are caretakers to his parents.