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View ArticleNew Gazette column allows readers to get ‘Local Answers to Life’s Questions’
Starting a new venture is both thrilling and simultaneously terrifying. So as the latest addition to The Delaware Gazette’s LifeStyle columnist staff, here begins a different chapter in my life, using...
View ArticleDevoted life mate seeks more balance with husband
Dear Mariann: My husband has lots of things to do outside the home and I have little to do outside the home. I don’t want him to rid himself of his hobbies/interests just for me so I can more enrich my...
View ArticleReclaim your life to help with job stress
Dear Mariann: What are some ways to deal with high-stress jobs? The post Reclaim your life to help with job stress appeared first on The Delaware Gazette.
View ArticleSeek out help to deal with bullying at school
DEAR MARIANN: I am constantly bullied at school to the point that I want to end my life. I’m embarrassed to talk to my parents about this. Where should I go for help? The post Seek out help to deal...
View ArticleDelaware family in need of intervention
Dear Mariann: Can you help with a situation involving a troubled teenage child with a potential addiction issue, a father who is emotionally absent, and a mother who has quit her job and is giving 100...
View ArticleDealing with a ‘borderline’ mother-in-law
DEAR MARIANN: My husband’s family and I think that my mother-in-law has borderline personality disorder. She can be very difficult to deal with and has cut herself off from us since my husband and I...
View ArticleHusband reaches his limit with 4-legged roommates
DEAR MARIANN: My spouse had several pets when we married and I knew what I was getting into since she is an avid animal lover. I am now finding that I can’t tolerate so many of them since there is...
View ArticleFind help when fighting depression
DEAR MARIANN: Is depression hereditary? MARIANN’S RESPONSE: As with many diagnoses specific to mental health, there is a genetic component, including that for depression. Anyone with a parent or...
View ArticlePost-divorce relationship reshuffling with ex’s family
DEAR MARIANN: After several decades of marriage, it ended a few years ago. During that time I was always very close to one of my ex-spouse’s family members. Now suddenly that has changed and I am...
View ArticleBombarded with political ads: Guide to staying sane
DEAR MARIANN: How do I stay sane during this continuous campaign bombardment of political ads? The post Bombarded with political ads: Guide to staying sane appeared first on The Delaware Gazette.
View ArticleCommunicate ‘big picture’ strategy to your child
DEAR MARIANN: “How do I motivate my 12-year-old to study when she always seems bored in school and lacks interest in her classes?The post Communicate ‘big picture’ strategy to your child appeared first...
View ArticleCommunication problem may be ADD
DEAR MARIANN: Can adults be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? My 42-year-old husband and I have major communication issues primarily...
View ArticleIntervention is essential for adolescents
Dear Mariann: My teenage daughter has declining grades and I’ve noticed that alcohol in my cabinet is missing, how can I approach her with this problem?The post Intervention is essential for...
View ArticleConvenience shouldn’t trump common courtesy
Dear Mariann: Last month, I was attending Sunday morning church service. A man in the pew directly in front of me answered his ringing cell phone and rather than exiting the sanctuary to take the call,...
View ArticleFewer holiday obligations can bring a merrier Christmas season
DEAR MARIANN: Every year I dread the holidays more, especially as I have entered middle-age. The monetary expectations to give gifts, host parties, over-decorate and shop at crowded malls has become...
View ArticleInconsiderate employee leads to fuming customers
DEAR MARIANN: I am a salon owner with several stylists and am proud of the reputation I have built with an established clientele. One of my staff has become lax in work ethic, often running behind...
View ArticleEyesore rental home causing neighborhood strife
DEAR MARIANN: We live in a nice neighborhood, but have a rental property on our street where the resident seems to miss the point that front and side yards are for landscaping, not piled with trash and...
View ArticleCan an 11-year-old be gay?
DEAR MARIANN: This past week, our 11-year-old son told us some children at school had called him “gay.” He is hurt that his classmates are calling him this, but we are not even sure he knows the...
View ArticleMental health key to avoiding another Newtown
The Grinch has stolen Christmas this year. I have lost all enthusiasm for lighting the tree, decorating, or wrapping gifts as in years past. My heart is broken from the Dec. 14 event in Newtown, Conn....
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