CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: January Jones, 42; Bradley Cooper, 45; Carrie Ann Inaba, 52; Diane Keaton, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s time to branch out and explore what life has to offer. Don’t limit what you can do because you fear failure. Embrace life, and learn as you go. Experience and knowledge will carry you […]
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Dear Abby: Create a ‘family of choice’ away from parents
DEAR ABBY: I have dysfunctional parents. For the sake of my sanity, I made the decision to remove them from my life. They have retaliated by spreading lies to immediate and extended family. I was supposed to get an apartment with my father to help him now that he is aging. However, he became violent […]
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Taurus: Don’t let others make important decisions for you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: January Jones, 42; Bradley Cooper, 45; Carrie Ann Inaba, 52; Diane Keaton, 74. Happy Birthday: It’s time to branch out and explore what life has to offer. Don’t limit what you can do because you fear failure. Embrace life, and learn as you go. Experience and knowledge will carry you […]
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Pariah living with relative finds safety but not security
DEAR ABBY: I have dysfunctional parents. For the sake of my sanity, I made the decision to remove them from my life. They have retaliated by spreading lies to immediate and extended family. I was supposed to get an apartment with my father to help him now that he is aging. However, he became violent […]
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Aries: Don’t worry about what you can’t change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Dot-Marie Jones, 56; Dave Foley, 57; Michael Stipe, 60; Patty Loveless, 63. Happy Birthday: Assess the rules, and adjust whatever it is you want to pursue accordingly. Keeping within boundaries will allow you more time to hone what you want to accomplish. Refuse to let emotional matters stand between you […]
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Bride’s choice of groomsman brings back painful memories
DEAR ABBY: I am a 37-year-old man who is getting married for the first time. My fiancee, “Holly,” and I went to middle school and high school together, but never really got to know each other until a few years ago. I love her more than words can describe, and I’m happy to be getting […]
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Pisces: A little give and take will bring about positive change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Eli Manning, 39; Danica McKellar, 45; Mel Gibson, 64; Victoria Principal, 70. Happy Birthday: Keep your life simple, straightforward and within your comfort zone. Refuse to get drawn into other people’s melodrama or situations that will stand between you and what you want to accomplish this year. Expand your mind, […]
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History of put-downs causes broken trust between in-laws
DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married to my darling husband for 20 years. The problem is his sister. When we first met, she asked my husband if I was “for real” because I’m very outgoing and affectionate. In the early years, and until about six years ago, she would berate me with abusive criticism. […]
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A tart remedy to keep kidney stones from recurring
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had a kidney stone, and the doctor used shock waves to clear it up. Now the doctor says he needs to take fresh lemon juice twice a day, all his life. None of the other men in the community center with stones have been recommended lemon juice. We would like […]
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ARIES: Refuse to get bogged down with technicalities
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 38; Dax Shepard, 46; Taye Diggs, 50; Cuba Gooding Jr., 53. Happy Birthday: Consider what you have already achieved and what you want to pursue. Change may entice you, but review your motives before you plunge into something risky or costly. Frustration will take over if you make […]