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Asking Eric: Uncles don’t acknowledge niece’s birthday with gift or card
Letter writer’s brothers don’t send a card or gift for their niece’s birthday.
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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend gives gifts that he would like for himself
Boyfriend chooses gifts centered on his own hobbies, and the letter writer wants to know whether to question him on this.
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Miss Manners: Hugging is hard because I am so tall
Can he adjust how he hugs shorter people so that it’s more comfortable?
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Family shuns my interracial marriage. Do I tell our kid? Hax readers give advice.
Is there an age-appropriate way to explain to a 5-year-old that his grandparents disowned his parent because they’re racist?
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Cooking chat: How long will it take for my turkey to defrost?
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
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Dining chat: Does Michelin Guide recognition still matter?
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
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How to stop making the same Thanksgiving mistakes every year
Missing ingredients, frozen turkeys, not leaving time to get dressed and other mistakes to avoid this Thanksgiving.
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Channel Mediterranean sunshine with this skillet-braised chicken
Chase the winter blahs away with Sicilian-inspired skillet chicken.
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Man walked rainy highway for hours to help stranger find lost funeral notes
“I couldn’t believe it — why would he do that?” Jeannie Wolf said. “It was like a miracle to me.”
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I’m worried my 19-year-old has a crush on a teacher
Is this letter writer’s 19-year-old changing majors because of a crush on a former teacher from high school?
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Asking Eric: My supervisor never sent my letter of recommendation
Supervisor said the letter of recommendation she wrote for the letter writer got “lost in cyberspace.”
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Carolyn Hax: He’s a great boyfriend, the one night a week he’s free
He gives his time to good causes, so she feels selfish for wanting to break up over spending so little time with her.
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Miss Manners: Should we anticipate our neighbor’s usual guest?
They invited a neighbor to dinner. Should they assume he’ll bring his obnoxious boyfriend?
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9 Thanksgiving gravy recipes to tie the whole meal together
Tie any festive meal together with these gravy recipes.
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We tried 8 popular stuffing mixes. There was one clear winner.
We taste-tested the best-selling stove-top stuffing mixes to help with holiday cooking shortcuts.
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This hearty turkey chili is the antidote to holiday leftovers fatigue
This turkey chili with white beans is an easy way to revive Thanksgiving leftovers with new flavors.
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Lab-grown foie gras promises luxury without guilt. So we tried it.
An Australian company unveils a lab-cultured version of foie gras, the luxury item made from force-feeding geese that has prompted protests and even bans.
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Laundry wisdom from two kings of New York’s dry cleaning world
Jerry and Zachary Pozniak of Jeeves New York have a lot to say about stain removal.
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Families caring for a person with Alzheimer’s need a vacation, too
Dementia-friendly travel options such as cruises and guided tours are needed to support a growing population of families and caregivers dealing with dementia.
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