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School Of Life Advice Day 22 Lying Engineer

Wednesday April 28th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Question: I attended university more than a decade ago, but fell several credits shy of my engineering degree. My current boss hired me while I was still a student and doesn’t know that I never actually graduated. Now I’m up for a big job with another company and I’ve been asked to submit my resume. [...]

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School Of Life Advice Day 21 Circumcision A Good Idea? (Medical Associations Now Against It – see comment)

Tuesday April 27th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Question: My husband and I are having a boy in a few months, and my husband wants to have him circumcised. He has a number of reasons, from religious beliefs to aesthetics, and is quite adamant about it. He says it’s safe and our son won’t remember the pain. I’m not so sure. And I [...]

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School Of Life Advice – Day 20 Dogs Are Too Much Work & Mess

Monday April 26th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Question: My husband loves dogs, and has had one since he was a kid. When we married, his beloved pet was right by his side during the ceremony. Then we had kids, and the dog grew older. In addition to being a stay-at-home mom, I became official dog walker, dog taxi driver for vet appointments [...]

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School Of Life Advice Day 19 – New Ways To Get Lonely

Sunday April 25th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Question: My mother passed on about two years ago, but before she did, she spoke to my siblings and I individually about what things she’d like us to have. I didn’t take away my inheritance, like her formal china, as it seemed disrespectful to my dad to clear out their house. We still gather there [...]

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School Of Life Advice Day 18 – No More GUILT!

Saturday April 24th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Today’s Question: I live on a street where we all have small driveways, and those with a second car often park on the road out front. It’s a tight squeeze. While backing out of my driveway I recently hit my neighbour’s car. We are good friends, so I didn’t confess that I was the one [...]

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School of Life Advice Day 17 Buy Yourself A Bunch Of Friends!

Friday April 23rd, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

The Question: I’m in my 30s and my circle of mostly artsy friends knows that I am (because of my family) financially set. I have a nice condo and car, but no mortgage or monthly payments. Unfortunately, several of my pals think that means they have carte blanche to walk away from the bill when [...]

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School Of Life Advice – Day 16 Sad Soccer Mom

Thursday April 22nd, 2010 in School Of Life Advice Column

The Question: My 10-year-old daughter is absolutely terrible at the one sport she absolutely loves: soccer. She doesn’t seem to notice that her coach left her on the bench most of the last season. As we live in a small town, the younger league lets anyone play. But this spring the players will be evaluated [...]

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School Of Life Advice – Day 15 Gossip Not Guilt

Wednesday April 21st, 2010 in School Of Life Advice Column

The Question: I live in a small town but went into a nearby city to catch up with some old school friends. We went for dinner in a fancy restaurant to celebrate a special occasion and I caught my husband’s best friend’s wife cheating on him. She had removed her wedding ring and was all [...]

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School of Life Advice – Day 14 (Thief and what to do about her)

Tuesday April 20th, 2010 in Notes on Advice Column, School Of Life Advice Column

Here’s the Question: I rent a room in a wonderful two-bedroom condo, but unfortunately some of my property has gone missing. I noticed change disappearing from my dresser, then the odd item of clothing from my closet or book from my bookshelf. Snooping through my roommates room, I noticed she has some of the stuff [...]

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School Of Life Advice – Day 13 Teenage Bedhopping

Monday April 19th, 2010 in School Of Life Advice Column

The Question: I’m worried that my 15-year-old daughter is turning out to be very promiscuous. There’s a stream of new boyfriends coming to take her out on Saturday nights (the only night she’s allowed to date). But we also have boys calling our house at all hours. I’m sure she sees them at school, but [...]

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