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The Vine: March 28, 2001
March 28, 2001 – 8:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I really admire your writing and generally agree with your advice, but I think you were, well off the mark, with the advice to the Not-So-Newlywed Bride. You did say — accurately in my …

The Vine: March 21, 2001
March 21, 2001 – 1:21 PM | No Comment

Dear Emily…uh, I mean Sarah,
I'm in dire need of some wedding-gift etiquette.
My husband and I got hitched in the summer of 1999, and our best man gave us the gift of a voucher for several …

The Vine: December 1, 2000
December 1, 2000 – 9:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
My dear friend Shawna told me about your site so I just had to check it out. Good stuff. But here's my problem: I'm currently pregnant with my second child and my husband Mike …

The Vine: July 26, 2000
July 26, 2000 – 3:25 PM | No Comment

Okay, so here's my current problem.
My two-year-old son "caught" me and my boyfriend having sex in the living room the other day. He came down the stairs and I don't even know how long he …

The Vine: June 8, 2000
June 8, 2000 – 10:42 AM | No Comment

Sarah,I know you don't have kids but I need an opinion, and you seem to have a lot of those. Good ones, I might add. My daughter is eight and already standing at the edge …