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Separating is not divorcing. Please keep that in mind. It is, instead, the second step in seeing if there's a better way to manage your family.
Carolyn Hax
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Carolyn Hax
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: December 5
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carolyn Hanley Hax
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Attractions are things we all should be good at saying no to, because our Department of Attraction is arguably the least reliable and productive office in our entire brain.
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