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The Vine: August 14, 2001
August 14, 2001 – 10:18 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Again, your response to SJJD just rocks. There is a superb book called Slut!: Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation by Leora Tanenbaum that might be valuable for all parties involved to read, as …

The Vine: July 26, 2001
July 26, 2001 – 1:37 PM | No Comment

Okay, Sars, I don’t know is this will make the Vine, but I’m at a loss and being that this problem involves one of my best friends, I can’t exactly go to her for advice …

The Vine: May 18, 2001
May 18, 2001 – 8:58 AM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
Here’s some background on my dilemma…there’s a woman from college (we’ll call her Jane) that I’ve kept in touch with because we ended up living in the same city after graduation.She’s rather high-strung and …

The Vine: May 11, 2001
May 11, 2001 – 10:35 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Here’s the problem.I’m a senior in high school. I’m also a social pariah, by choice — I’ve just never gone in for all that typical teen spirit crap, and that’s fine by the cheerleaders.Now, I …

The Vine: April 26, 2001
April 26, 2001 – 7:01 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I have some advice for Amanda S. — try checking out a Unitarian church (Unitarian Universalist in the USA). Okay, this sounds like I’m an evangelical asshole, but bear with me a moment. Unitarianism …

The Vine: April 25, 2001
April 25, 2001 – 6:50 PM | No Comment

Sars, you are one of the funniest people I know and you give really awesome advice but I gotta say something about that whole “talking at the baseball game” thing. I totally agree that games …

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 …