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Beyond the valley of the doilies: The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue.; By Joy Press Dec 4, 2008
I'm going to feel like a loser at my high-school reunion: One chum is working on a cure for cancer; one has started his own political party. All this overachieving is giving me status anxiety.; By Cary Tennis Dec 4, 2008
Get rich slow!: Everything you ever wanted to know about your 401K -- but didn't know how to ask.; By Amy Reiter Dec 3, 2008
Should I stay in Ireland because my boyfriend's mother has lung cancer?: Things were getting rocky before this news, and now he says maybe I should go.; By Cary Tennis Dec 2, 2008
I bought stocks; my husband bought CDs. Now I can't bear to look: I can't get up the nerve to tell my husband just how much money we've lost.; By Cary Tennis Dec 1, 2008
From every mountainside: The miracle of this year's Thanksgiving.; By Anne Lamott Nov 27, 2008
My son wants to give money to beggars -- but I give plenty at work!: It's not that I don't believe in helping others. I just don't believe in giving money to people on the street.; By Cary Tennis Nov 26, 2008
Porn in a flash: A troubling surge in creepy "upskirt" photography has lawmakers in a twist -- and the body parts of women posted all over the Internet.; By Tracy Clark-Flory Nov 25, 2008
I hate my boss!: I can't believe the things she does! Should I just quit? But I can't find another job!; By Cary Tennis Nov 25, 2008
Barack Obama wants you (to spill your secrets): Prospective White House employees must cough up an unprecedented amount of detail about their online activity. Is the new administration being smart -- or scary?; By Michael Martin Nov 24, 2008
My 13-year-old niece is out of control: We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable.; By Cary Tennis Nov 24, 2008
I stole my lover's pot while he was sleeping: Oh my God, why did I do that? Do I have to confess?; By Cary Tennis Nov 21, 2008
I asked my wealthy brother if he was getting a prenup; his new wife is furious: I thought discussing it was reasonable. She says I'm invading her privacy.; Nov 20, 2008
First lady got back: I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty!; By Erin Aubry Kaplan Nov 18, 2008
I can has cheezburger ... and pathos?: The lolcats, the Internet's most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.; By Jay Dixit Nov 15, 2008
I'm restless and creative but don't know where to begin: I see this dazzling world full of art and fun -- how do I connect to it?; By Cary Tennis Nov 14, 2008
Proposition 8 made me quit the Mormon church: I have been a Mormon my whole life. But after the church's campaign of hatred to ban gay marriage, I finally renounced my membership.; By Jodi Mardesich Nov 13, 2008
How can I not know what I am feeling?: If I'd been more honest with myself and with her, maybe we wouldn't have broken up.; By Cary Tennis Nov 13, 2008
The momification of Michelle Obama: The next first lady is an accomplished lawyer. But with the media focused on her clothes and family, Bamalot is starting to look a lot like Camelot.; By Rebecca Traister Nov 12, 2008
She has Alzheimer's and I don't want to care for her: How can I avoid becoming the primary caregiver for my mother-in-law when she lives next door?; By Cary Tennis Nov 12, 2008
My ex in a lesbian affair is cheating on her husband with a man: Should I tell? He didn't mind her sleeping with a woman, but another man is a different story.; By Cary Tennis Nov 11, 2008
A rough night for gay Obama supporters: I was elated over Obama's historic win. Then I got the news that Proposition 8 was passing -- banning my right to marry a woman.; By Meredith Maran Nov 10, 2008
I'm fighting a religious war with my mother-in-law: I'm a Unitarian Universalist and she's a fundamentalist: Can this kinship be saved?; By Cary Tennis Nov 10, 2008
An open apology to boomers everywhere: Your earnest, self-important prattle has gotten on Gen X nerves for decades. But now we finally get it.; By Heather Havrilesky Nov 7, 2008
Can this marriage be stopped?: My pot-smoking waiter friend who lives with his mom is about to make a boneheaded move.; By Cary Tennis Nov 7, 2008