Dear Miss C, My husband and I have been married for almost 6 years, two of those years were happy, hopeful, and stress free. The rest of them, well not so much. We fight about money, about how to raise our children, and about what to have for dinner. Sometimes I think the main problem…
“Perfect Potato Salad” – Miss C
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•Unsolicited Advice from Miss C Greetings Fair Readers, What is the best life advice you have ever received? I remember sitting in my Gram’s’ trailer, I was 11 or 12 years old. I was crying over a lost friendship. My best friend had just given a letter explaining why she didn’t want to be my…
International Love – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I met a girl last year when I was on vacation in Germany, she lives in Russia, 1500km from me, I am in Hungary. In Germany, it began like adventure, but when we come home, we started texting and a kind of long distance relationship. It was hard, but after a year,…
Instruct with Love – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, All over the news are stories about intolerance. It’s so disheartening to watch the news because every day there is a new story about new shootings, racial and sex discrimination. Seriously. I am a Christian woman, and sometimes I think that we are part of the problem! How can I teach my…
Long Distance Relationships – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I have been dating my boyfriend for about 7 months, and now his work is taking him away for 6 months! We have decided that we want to continue our relationship long distance, so what are some tips to keeping our relationship exciting and strong? —Missing Him Already Dear Missing Him…
Ungrateful Grand Kids? – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C Back in May and June three of my granddaughters’ graduated. One from college, one from high school and one confirmation. I gave each a card and quite a bit of money. It’s September and it’s starting to look like they are not going to send thank you notes my way. The gifts were from…
Marriage Questions – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I am thinking of asking my girlfriend to marry me, but I am afraid, not because I’m not sure I love her, but because I am afraid of how we will live together in a real family sense, like having and raising children and how we will handle money together. Aren’t these…
Public Phone Etiquette – Miss C
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•There were no questions in the Miss C question queue this week. So, instead of answering a reader question, I am going to give some unsolicited advice (and perhaps a bit of a soapbox stance). In the meantime, please feel free to submit your questions to Ask Me… Miss C. I have confidential email (AskMeMissC@gmail.com),…
Bully Blues – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, It’s almost time to go back to school, and part of me is really excited about it. But there is this one girl who was new last year who has been trying to ruin my reputation and my friendships! But in school she acts all nice to the teachers and MY friends……
Fighting Too Much? – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I haven’t been married very long and I’m surprised about how much we fight. It didn’t seem like we fought this much when we were not married. When I talk to my other married friends, they seem to all be like, “Oh fighting is good for the marriage, it means you are…
Nervous Nellie – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I have a 4 year old who is terrified about starting school. Every day she wakes up and is nervous about my having to send her to school in a couple of weeks. What can I do to help her? —Nervous Nellie Dear Nervous Nellie, It is very common to have…
Toothless Dreamer – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I read a few weeks ago a dream interpretation question, so I hope you will take the time to talk about mine too. I keep having dreams where my teeth fall out. Its weird. I might be dreaming about something totally different, but then I will brush my teeth and they will…
“Self Image” – Dear Miss C
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•Dear Miss C, I don’t understand why I never feel good about myself. Can you help me? —Jane Doe Dear Jane Doe, I would first like to remind you, advice given in this column is not medical or official counseling advice. If you have ongoing concerns, or if your thoughts and feelings are interfering with…