Dear Pay Dirt: do I, their daddy's "roommate", need to foot the bills?

[jadelennox]

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Dear Amy: My husband and I have seven adult children: Two are his, four are mine, and one is “ours.” All are estranged at this time. I worded my will that the estate is to be divided equally among the children who can show they have been in contact with me within the last six months. That can be through phone records or texts or word of mouth from the others. Estrangement is a disease in my family.

My grandfather was estranged from his family. My mother was estranged from me, her only child. And now it has hit my children. None of it is my choice, but those estranged shall not be rewarded.

– My Last Will

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I have questions

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Dear Care and Feeding,

I am a woman in my late thirties who never had the opportunity for children of my own. I have a sister who is seven years younger and gave me a BEAUTIFUL niece two years ago who I couldn’t love more. ( Read more... )

Dear Care and Feeding: You'll never guess my son's girlfriend's red flags! I am very smart.

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Dear Care and Feeding,

My son, “Dylan,” recently started university. We live reasonably close to the campus, about an hour and a half away by train, so visiting on weekends or holidays is a possibility, although Dylan made it fairly clear that he wanted to stretch his independence a bit and probably wasn’t going to be coming over much. So I was a bit surprised to hear that A) He wanted to come home this weekend with B) a girl he met at school, “Christine,” in tow. I’ve never met her in person, and I’ve only spoken to her just this once, but what I heard has me already wondering about all the red flags I’m seeing.

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How to do it: we are just casually living in this Canadian shack for legal reasons.

[jadelennox]

I didn't mean to post another one, but I swear I've read this slashfic a thousand times.

Dear How to Do It,

What responsibility do I have to potential dates and hookups to disclose that I’m in a sham marriage?

I’m a 19-year-old straight man who is married to another man one year my senior. This marriage is purely a sham: to make a long story short, I was in an abusive home situation, and the easiest legal way to get me out of the situation and off the streets was to marry my best friend. (We are planning an amicable divorce once I graduate college since the financial and FAFSA benefits are too good to pass up.) We both identify as straight and have never had a romantic or sexual relationship. The marriage is purely on paper.

I’m going to be attending college this fall after a gap year and I want to meet some ladies. I have no romantic or sexual history to speak of, and I want to get out there and get out my horny teenage energies with hookups and casual dating. My “husband” encourages this, as we are just roommates with extra steps. Do I need to disclose my marriage to potential hookups? Does it make a difference if I’m dating someone seriously or if it’s just a fling? I’m a bit lost here as there is no script for this situation.

—Wed Boy Gone Wild

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