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So Your Oldest Hates the Baby. Now What?
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Bet you weren't expecting a sibling rivalry before their preteen years, huh? Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for an older sibling to be confused, hurt, or even angry about your new addition. The question is, what do you do now that you're playing referee to a newborn and their older brother or sister? It really depends on the age of your first child. If they're young enough, they may not ... ...more
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Dear Flora: Polyamory and PPD
Dear_Flora
Dear Flora, I've been with my husband for 8 years now, married for 3. If it matters, I'm also a man. We've always had a satisfying sex life, and I'm very happy with him. I feel like we have always communicated our needs well, and during a recent heart-to-heart, my husband communicated a need that I'm not sure how to handle: polyamory. We've had threesomes in the past, but it was always with ... ...more
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Advice for New Parents
EnglishMajorLeagues
Having a new baby is one of the hardest core things you'll ever do. To say nothing of pregnancy and childbirth, caring for a newborn, especially for the first time, stretches you to the boundaries of your will and abilities, not only physically, but emotionally as well. If you're doing it alone, it's terrifying. So I'm here to give you some real advice. Not the practical, everyday stuff, like ... ...more
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Dear Flora: Secret Baby and Unwelcome Dog
Dear_Flora
Dear Flora,I'm planning to move in with my boyfriend soon, and he doesn't want me to take my dog. He keeps saying that my dog, who is admittedly really big, will be too much of an expense for us, and that we won't have the room in our apartment. She's also pretty old, and has never lived away from my parents' house, and likes the company of my younger dog, who is a breed the apartment doesn't ... ...more
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Dear Flora: Bad Exes Abound
Dear_Flora
Dear Flora, My long term boyfriend and I split up recently and we have been trying to stay friends while we work on ourselves with the intention of getting back together eventually but dating other people while we work on ourselves in the meantime. I was fine with him dating but the day after I posted about grabbing coffee with someone he blocked me on every social media platform despite the ... ...more
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"I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant:" Cryptic Pregnancy Explained
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It's a popular question about pregnancy nowadays, especially with stories of unsuspecting parents who gave birth without so much as a missed period cropping up by the dozen: how can someone not know they're pregnant? Although rare-- approximately 1 in 475 pregnancies are affected-- cryptic pregnancy is absolutely possible. But what is it, and how can it happen? Firstly, that 1 in 475 figure ... ...more
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Sorry, Reimplanting Ectopic Pregnancies Isn't a Thing
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Ohio legislature recently made waves with House Bill 413, which in 723 pages introduces a concept called "abortion murder," which means anybody who has or performs an abortion could face 15 years in prison. But most strangely is the bill's stipulation that doctors must attempt to "reimplant" ectopic pregnancies. Unfortunately, with our current technology, that's not possible. Ectopic ... ...more