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The Vine: April 24, 2013
April 24, 2013 – 12:11 PM | 21 Comments
The Vine: April 24, 2013

I've known for a long time that my husband did not have an ideal childhood.

The Vine: March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013 – 9:54 AM | 20 Comments
The Vine: March 13, 2013

My partner is pregnant with twins (yay!) and her mother's friends are throwing us a very fancy shower, and invited all of their fancy friends. Although I don't know most of them very well, I …

The Vine: January 23, 2013
January 23, 2013 – 10:29 AM | 76 Comments
The Vine: January 23, 2013

I married a great guy, T, in 2008. In 2010 we found out I was expecting. I had a completely normal, if barfy pregnancy. I had a terrible doctor (that problem is taken care of; …

The Vine: December 19, 2012
December 19, 2012 – 11:20 AM | 34 Comments
The Vine: December 19, 2012

I'm a happily married mother of two young children; my husband and I are both in our mid-thirties. We don't really disagree about much and we have a pretty great life. But even though we …

The Vine: November 30, 2012
November 30, 2012 – 12:17 PM | 17 Comments
The Vine: November 30, 2012

A Vine question from my brother…who is single. And lives in Seattle. And needs a girlfriend. But anyway, he had a movie question, and as my normally encyclopediac movie brain has failed me, I'd like …

The Vine: November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012 – 10:44 AM | 39 Comments
The Vine: November 28, 2012

My husband and I are at an impasse with holiday hosting plans, and I'm hoping you might be able to make a ruling for us.
For each of the last several years, about half of my …

The Vine: November 21, 2012
November 21, 2012 – 10:02 AM | 28 Comments
The Vine: November 21, 2012

Happy American Thanksgiving, Nation. I'm thankful for all of you, and your hilarity, generosity, and insight. The Vine is off on Friday as I recover from my annual date with poultry, but if you have …

The Vine: October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012 – 10:15 AM | 34 Comments
The Vine: October 24, 2012

My BF and I were engaged in January 2012 and are planning a wedding for February 2013. We each have one brother. When we asked people to be in our wedding party, we included both …

The Vine: October 17, 2012
October 17, 2012 – 9:56 AM | 24 Comments
The Vine: October 17, 2012

I've got a situation that's the combination of good and super-crappy and would appreciate your advice.
Basically, I've been in my job long enough (four years) and am finally applying for new things and getting interviews. …

The Vine: October 10, 2012
October 10, 2012 – 11:04 AM | 31 Comments
The Vine: October 10, 2012

So, we just found out that a member of our extended family has Stage IV cancer. #$%^&.
She's planning on fighting it, but the prognosis is pretty grim, and she has a long, hard road ahead. She's …