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The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: August 15, 2012
August 15, 2012 – 4:47 PM | 11 Comments
The Vine: August 15, 2012

I’m hoping the readers can help me and my brother out. Growing up, my parents had an art print of an angel peeking through the keyhole in Hell’s door. This hung in every house we …

The Vine: August 10, 2012
August 10, 2012 – 11:26 AM | 45 Comments
The Vine: August 10, 2012

So, I am a book-loving gal who majored in English back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I married a guy whose idea of in-depth reading is the back of the cereal box. This has never …

The Vine: August 8, 2012
August 8, 2012 – 11:33 AM | 27 Comments
The Vine: August 8, 2012

I’m in need of some advice and I don’t feel comfortable sharing this with anyone in my personal life.
My parents have been married for almost 40 years, and as far as I can tell it’s …

The Vine: August 3, 2012
August 3, 2012 – 11:34 AM | 25 Comments
The Vine: August 3, 2012

I have a 7-year-old son who is a budding scientist, and he has come up with an idea for an invention. I have researched it, and I don’t think his idea exists in the consumer …

The Vine: August 1, 2012
August 1, 2012 – 2:13 PM | 33 Comments
The Vine: August 1, 2012

Hi Sars! I’m writing on behalf of my SO and his family/finance frustrations. The set-up to this story is that SO and I live together and have just stumbled into a pretty great opportunity to …

The Vine: July 27, 2012
July 27, 2012 – 9:57 AM | 42 Comments
The Vine: July 27, 2012

This may be too specific of a question but I thought I’d give it a shot. I would love some advice from your readers about a good dermatologist in the Philadelphia area. I last went …

The Vine: July 25, 2012
July 25, 2012 – 4:15 PM | 8 Comments
The Vine: July 25, 2012

I live in a large apartment building that has two washers and two dryers downstairs in the laundry room. Today, one of the washing machines ate my quarters and jammed without starting up the load. …

The Vine: July 20, 2012
July 20, 2012 – 9:23 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: July 20, 2012

The Nation may be my last hope in tracking down this long-lost childhood book. Here’s what little I remember: 

The family might have been animals — elephants, maybe? 
The family lived in a house made of cake. 
The little girl …

The Vine: July 18, 2012
July 18, 2012 – 3:27 PM | 24 Comments
The Vine: July 18, 2012

I’m so excited to finally have a Vine question! This seemed perfectly suited for you due to your work with Donors Choose and apparent love of teachers in general.
I graduated from college nearly a decade …

The Vine: July 13, 2012
July 13, 2012 – 10:01 AM | 25 Comments
The Vine: July 13, 2012

I’m going back to college soon and I’m seriously considering getting an iPad for school. I have never owned an iPad, nor any Apple product aside from my iPhone (which I love because it’s so …