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As soon as the sun was up, his parents showed up at the house to check on me, asking all kinds of questions and letting me know what any other fringe family member with medical experience had to suggest.

Help! My Parents’ Extremely Toxic Gender Dynamic Is Driving Me to Drink.

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Help! My Pushy Extended Family Has Turned My Pool Oasis Into a Swamp of Despair.

Help! My Fiancé Made a Big Shift to His Career Without Telling Me. It Changes Everything.

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A Trans Pharmacist Went Viral for Testifying Before the Arkansas Legislature. Here’s Her Full Story.

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Help! My Parents’ Extremely Toxic Gender Dynamic Is Driving Me to Drink.

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Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress

The People Whose Crushes Make It Hard for Them to Live

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Help! My Parents’ Extremely Toxic Gender Dynamic Is Driving Me to Drink.

I Think My Wife Is Cheating On Me—With A Robot. Help!

Help! My Pushy Extended Family Has Turned My Pool Oasis Into a Swamp of Despair.

Help! My Husband’s Family Insists on Knowing All My Most Private Medical Information.

My Boyfriend Just Dropped a Bombshell. My Reaction Was Even More Shocking.

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Jurisprudence Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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No “Foul Sandwiches” in Sight as Debt Ceiling Bill Cruises Toward Passage

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