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Dad Avoided Child Support for Decades
A parent’s $200,000 child support debt surfaces after years of evasion.
Slate Magazine · 1m
A $100 apology from your neighbor. Keep it or return it?
When a neighbor insists on giving you money as a cultural gesture, refusing feels rude. Here's how to handle the awkwardness.
Slate Magazine · 2m
The camping trips that nobody talks about
A man receives sexual favors from his friend during camping trips, but they've never discussed it. Should he speak up?
Slate Magazine · 1m
When gender disappointment threatens your family
A father's wife can't let go of wanting a daughter, and it's hurting their two sons.
Slate Magazine · 2m
When your daughter won't control her dangerous dog
A father's blunt warning about loose dogs in farm country backfires with his stubborn daughter.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Two hours a day, and she stopped micromanaging his retirement
Slate readers write back about a retired husband who cracked the code, a dad's long bike rides, and who is actually carrying the house.
Slate Magazine · 3m