Advice on everything by Caitlin McNally
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Dear Martha,
Our 19 year old son is home from college and staying with us for the summer while working at a full time summer job. Yesterday I found a bag of marijuana in his dresser while putting away his laundry. This is the second time this summer. I have never ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Dear Martha,
A girl I work with is trying to be just like me. If I come to work wearing something new, she goes out and buys the same thing. She even got her hair styled like mine. How do I get this to stop?
Creeped Out
Dear Creep,
You could start wearing maternity ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Dear Martha,
One of my friends is coming to visit, and that's great. She's a live wire and I like her a lot. And she's a great cook and she likes to show off her cooking. But she is incredibly sloppy in the kitchen. When the meal is ready to eat, ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Dear Martha,
This past weekend we were invited to yet another over the top kid's birthday party. They had an entertainer, it was catered, there was a fancy cake from a fancy bakery, and then they brought in ponies for the kids to ride. I happen to know these people have ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Dear Martha
My friend is about to quit a job she loves and is good at, leave people and a town she likes a lot and move back to the Deep South to be with her demented mother. This step is necessary, she says, because her two siblings who live nearby ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Dear Martha,
I have a small business of which I am usually the sole employee. Occasionally I will hire someone to assist me. I recently hired a young guy who turned out to be a disappointment. There were just lots of things he didn't "get", and I got very frustrated with ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Dear Martha,
Our neighbor has a dog "Barney" that barks incessantly. I mean daytime, nighttime, Christmas Day, 365 days a year. I have talked to the neighbors, about it but they are creepy people who more or less ignore me. I know why that poor animal barks all day; no one ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Dear Martha,
I am an unmarried, 4th generation island visitor, and I now live full time in my ancestral island home. My family has come down a bit in the world (I am a landscaper) and this house is my only major asset. I would guess it's worth $650,000. I have ...
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"Martha" enjoys writing about your guests that won't leave, your wives that won't come home, and children who sink your unsinkable Boston Whalers.
