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Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Worried Our Neighbor’s Strange New Pet Is Making My Daughter a Bad Person

Jamilah Lemieux

If We Take In Our Nephew, Must He Get the Same Opportunities as Our Kids?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, and John Eric Vona

Dear Care and Feeding: I Can’t Shake My Longing for Another Baby. Should I Tell My Husband?

Doyin Richards
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Dear Care and Feeding: Everyone Knows My Nephew Is a Monster—Except His Parents

Doyin Richards

Dear Care and Feeding: My Sister Won’t Allow Kids at Her Wedding—Not Even My Baby

Allison Price

Dear Care and Feeding: Why Can’t I Enjoy This Special Time With My Son?

Michelle Herman
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