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I'm Worried About the Health and Safety of a Family Member's Baby: Should I Step In?
Advice, Relationships

I’m Worried About the Health and Safety of a Family Member’s Baby: Should I Step In?

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A woman writes in asking for advice about a family member’s baby. She says she is not a mom herself, but the health and safety of a family member’s 8-month-old baby have her concerned. Though she had a “falling out” with this family member, she keeps up with them via social media. She is concerned about what they feed their baby, how the baby sleeps, and some other situations they’ve put the baby in, at least according to photos they’ve shared. Is it her business to step in and say something?

My Husband Spends Three Hours a Day in the Bathroom, Supposedly Pooping... But That's Not Normal Right?
Advice, Love & Marriage, Relationships

My Husband Spends Three Hours a Day in the Bathroom, Supposedly Pooping… But That’s Not Normal Right?

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A woman writes in asking for advice about her husband. She says that he has always taken at least an hour in the bathroom “to poop,” but lately, that time has been getting even longer. It recently reached three hours. She says he takes his computer into the bathroom. He is defensive when she asks him to explain what, exactly, is taking so long. Is she overreacting? What should she do?

My Ex-Husband and I Greatly Disagree About Our Teenage Daughters Smoking Weed: Advice?
Advice, Relationships

My Ex-Husband and I Greatly Disagree About Our Teenage Daughters Smoking Marijuana: Advice?

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A mom writes in asking for advice about a disagreement she is having with her ex-husband. She says their two daughters have started smoking marijuana. She has a “zero drug policy,” but her ex-husband laughs it off and says it is normal teenage behavior. This mom says she wants to drug test her daughters or give them the choice to go live with their father if they want to keep smoking. Is she overreacting?

White Parents Must Have 'The Talk' With Their Children: Here Are Three Ways to Start
Parenting

White Parents Must Have ‘The Talk’ With Their Children: Here Are Three Ways to Start

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I’ve been a communication professor for 9 years, and one of my favorite courses to teach is Intercultural Communication. During the first week of class, I open a conversation about culture and race by asking my students to discuss their racial identity. As we make our way around the room, what tends to happen is my white students get noticeably uncomfortable when I ask, “What is your race, and what does it mean to you?” It is tough for them to say, “I am white,” and even daunting to discuss what their whiteness means to them.

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