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		<title>&#8220;Advice&#8221; columnist thinks an alkie can learn to control his fuse. Think again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Other columnist thinks explosive boyfriend can learn to control his fuse. Think again. Dear Doug: My boyfriend of ten years, with whom I’ve been living for two, has always struggled with depression, anxiety and anger. He occasionally explodes and throws things and punches or kicks inanimate objects. I know this is serious, especially after he [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let your drunk mother see her grandchild.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sloshed mom Dear Doug: My husband and I are both well-educated, own a home and are ready to start a family. My mom is less than enthused, however. We were out enjoying some drinks with my folks when mom, who seems to have been a bit sloshed, told me she wished my older brother and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can an addict be identified based on Facebook posts? But of course! Especially when the posts mock a 3-year-old.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loving grandmother so proud of her 3-year-old grandson! Dear Doug: I’ve been privileged to care for my 3-year-old grandson weekly since his birth. Because our family lives across the U.S. and appreciates updates on his growing up, I frequently post his pictures on Facebook. The trouble is, one family member responds by posting only negative [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>HOA president is a likely drunk; how should you handle him?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Thorburn]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President of homeowner’s association authorizes improper expenditures Dear Doug, I’m on the board of directors of my homeowners’ association. Receipts from our management company for which reimbursement was requested included a $20 bottle of tequila. I showed this to the board and told them there was no way should we pay for this. The president [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dad wants to &#8220;pop in&#8221; to meet his 4-year old. Don&#8217;t let him.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug-addicted felon-dad Dear Doug: My four-year-old daughter’s father hasn’t been in our lives since she was born. Out of the blue, he sent her a birthday card and mentioned he might “pop in” to see her at some point. Since he didn’t bother to show up in court for our divorce hearing, he may not [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An uninvolved mother and an alcoholic&#8211;but I repeat myself.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biological mom is no mom at all Dear Doug: I’ve been involved with a wonderful man who has three children from a previous marriage. I love these kids and don’t mind serving the role of their biological mother, who’s rarely around. I have a problem with a mother who doesn’t act like one. She had [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>He&#8217;s already got a love affair with Ms. Booze. He will never be able to truly commit until that love affair ends.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She’s looking for a relationship—but is he? Dear Doug: My boyfriend and I have worked through most of our issues over the four years we’ve been dating. The trouble is he lives a “wild” lifestyle—partying, drinking and lots of women. Every time I bring up the topic of commitment he changes the subject. What should [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>You repeatedly rescue her and expect a different result?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 21:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She lies, cheats and steals—and is repeatedly rescued Dear Doug: My niece lies, cheats and steals from her family and workplace. Every time she gets into trouble, her family rescues her. We pooled our money to prevent an eviction; when she was caught embezzling, she was terminated but we helped her to avoid arrest; when [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey hubby, your wife&#8217;s alcoholism is right under your nose. But how can you know? Behaviors. They are everything.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 18:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Wife’s a Drunk, But I Don’t Know it Dear Doug: My wife, to whom I have been married for eight months, is making me wonder if we got married too young. She’s just 23 and I’m 27. She has a habit of going out with friends, getting drunk, and staying the night at her [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A mom who makes unreasonable threats is alomost surely on something.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 18:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother controls via ultimatums Dear Doug: My partner’s mother has always been unsupportive and critical of her. Lately, she has given several ultimatums threatening she will refuse to come over for various family holiday gatherings. She “won’t come over” if we adopt two cats to be companions for our dog, or if we invite friends [&#8230;]]]></description>
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