Dear Amy: I am a line cook in a restaurant kitchen. It is a loud, hot and dangerous environment. I like my job, though, and find satisfaction in prepping and preparing food. I like the owners and all my co-workers except for one. That one person is the chef of […]
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Ask Amy: Mom’s harsh reactions might reveal depression
Dear Amy: I have a toddler and a baby. When I was a first-time mom, I’d get annoyed at the barrage of unsolicited advice from friends. One of my closest friends has a daughter who is almost a year old. She lives out of state without family nearby, and does […]
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Ask Amy: Family members press for baptism
Dear Amy: I grew up in a conservative Catholic family and went to 12 years of Catholic school. After, I decided to leave the Catholic faith. My husband was raised without a religious background. Ten months ago, we welcomed our first child (my parents’ first grandchild) and have decided not […]
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Republicans Weaponized White Motherhood To Get Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed
When President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court on Sept. 26, he praised her intellect, her credentials and her legal accomplishments. He also made sure to emphasize another part of her life: her role as a wife and a mother […]
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Amy Coney Barrett deserves the backing of Michigan senators
Stephanie Kreuz Published 11:00 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2020 No one hopes to find himself in a case before a judge in a courtroom, no matter what side of a dispute they may fall on. But if they do, everyone wants a fair judge. That is what Judge Amy Coney […]
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Ask Amy: These office mates cannot be friends
Dear Amy: I have known “Camilla” for 20 years. She is the closest friend I have, but I know she doesn’t feel the same about me. Instead, she tends to lean on me when her actual closest friend, “Elizabeth,” hurts her in some way. The three of us all work […]
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I Was Taught To Read The Bible As Literal, And I Have Some Thoughts On Amy Coney Barrett
The weeks leading up to my engagement were not fun. There was no anticipation of a celebration, no giddy whispering of my excitement to friends. Instead, I was spending hours in my senior year dorm room, pouring over my family’s copy of “Vine’s Concise Dictionary of the Bible,” trying to […]
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Amy Coney Barrett Back On Capitol Hill For Senators’ Final Questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings Wednesday, called “unashamedly pro-life” by her Republican Senate champion with Democrats running out of time to stop her quick confirmation. Senators are trying to dig deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on […]
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Ask Amy: Wedding brings on in-law exclusion
Dear Amy: My niece’s brother-in-law, “Bradley,” will be getting married later this year. My niece, “Kate,” is married to Bradley’s brother. All of Bradley’s siblings and their spouses have been asked to be in the bridal party, everyone except for Kate. Kate’s husband is in his brother’s party, but her […]
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Ask Amy: Daughter-in-law doesn’t want to forgive adultery
Hotel door with do not disturb icon and female legs on the background; adultery concept Dear Amy: Several years ago, my mother-in-law, “Betsy,” was unfaithful. This tore their family apart. More than once, Betsy asked my husband to “break the bad news” to “Anthony,” (his dad), and to comfort his […]
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Ask Amy: Racy Instagram postings alarm family friend
Dear Amy: Recently, I noticed that the 13-year-old daughter of some close friends has been posting sexually provocative photos of herself on Instagram. This is a public account, and strange men make sexual comments on her posts and she responds with lewd remarks that couldn’t be printed in a family […]