Dear Amy: My husband and I live near his parents. They are very nice people, but they have a terrible habit of showing up at our house uninvited. Like they’re out doing errands and then they just stop in.
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Ask Amy: Sex offender lives in the neighborhood
Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail.
Ask Amy: Have I been gaslighted?
Dear Amy: My mother was a difficult person. She was often not nice to my sister-in-law.
Ask Amy: Son never follows through with anything
Dear Amy, I’m a 45-year-old woman, married to my wife for five years. My issue is my 21-year-old son, who lives with us. He’s a good kid but he’s now unemployed (for four months) and spends his days playing video games.
Ask Amy: Reader offers update about ghosted uncle
Dear Readers: Periodically, I publish “updates” to previous questions and answers published in this space. The following was published in 2018. The update follows the original Q&A.
Ask Amy: Should I hire a private investigator?
Dear Amy: I have tried to trust him, despite knowing that he cheated on his wife.
Ask Amy: Gift giving brings out bad behavior in child
Dear Amy: My husband and I have a precocious seven-year-old daughter who we really enjoy. But any holidays or occasions where there are treats or presents involved seem to bring out the worst in her.
Ask Amy: American uncle worries about footing the bill
Dear Amy: Do you think it would be necessary or rather the right thing to do for me to pay for my nephew and family’s hotel bill during their week’s visit?
Ask Amy: Boyfriend doesn’t want to ever marry
Dear Amy: When Anthony made his statement, he spoke as if we were just casual pals, sitting around and talking about hypotheticals.
Ask Amy: Girlfriend believes cellphones cause brain cancer
Dear Amy: My girlfriend is extremely gullible. She believes whatever conspiracy nonsense has most recently floated through her social media feed. Most of this misinformation has to do with health-related issues and because she follows and comments on it, she is fed more of it.