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It is a mystery why people think they need to act as their friends' dietitian, nonetheless it's common.
Emily Yoffe
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Emily Yoffe
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 15
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Love is not shown by giving your toddler a car. It's better demonstrated by clapping as she bangs on pots or singing to her while she plays with her cheap little bath toys in the tub.
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I do feel haunted by some of the letters and the suffering people have endured. But I keep in mind that the people who write to me know that I am a journalist and an on-line advice columnist, not a social service professional.
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Polygamy has an ancient history and is legal in many parts of the world. I find the rules of polygamy to be damaging and it's potentially dangerous to young girls and terrible for excess boys. But polyamory is supposed to be a more equal arrangement among agreeing adults.
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I counseled a 75-year-old married, bi-sexual man who was having a gay affair and was not having sex with his wife to continue his secret life because that seemed like the kindest thing to do. But a young woman embarking on married life, hoping to start a family with her husband, needs to at least know he's already living a double life.
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Interfering, judgmental, and disrespectful mothers-in-law are common complaints.
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If you didn't want to be written about, you shouldn't have been born to a writer!
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The only solution seems to be for government to toughen the vaccination laws and close the loopholes that allow people to opt out for philosophical and so-called religious reasons. The laws need to make clear: no shot, no school.
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I am against lying, but just because someone asks a question does not mean you have to answer it.
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Once an affair is over, the cheaters need to agree not to see each other anymore in order to reestablish trust with their spouses.
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I have this wonderful capacity just to walk away from my mistakes and not dwell on them.
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If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child.
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I'm wondering how someone who goes around wearing a wedding ring succeeded in the dating pool. Normally a wedding ring sends a flashing Do Not Enter message - except to those looking for flings with married people.
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I know this is awkward, but when you laugh after almost everything you say, it ends up undermining you.
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