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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: September 9, 2003
September 9, 2003 – 2:29 PM | No Comment

Hi Sarah,
Two years ago, I wrote to you regarding my (now) ex-boyfriend and putting a baby up for adoption.Actually, yesterday was her second birthday.
Your advice to To Tell or Not To Tell was pretty much …

The Vine: September 4, 2003
September 4, 2003 – 2:05 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
First off, will you marry me? Not, you know, really.
But maybe metaphysically? Or in that way that one
proposes to people on TV?
Anyway, regarding the dilemma of A Regular TN Reader.
I’m in high school, and …

The Vine: September 2, 2003
September 2, 2003 – 1:50 PM | No Comment

Sars,
First of all, excellent advice about Jerry, the check-low-balling
cheapskate who should be returning his bottles for the deposit instead
of screwing his friends into paying the whole check.
Secondly, I’ve always found it easier just to have …

The Vine: August 21, 2003
August 21, 2003 – 12:05 PM | No Comment

Sars,
While I wholly agree with your response to “Third Party” as far as not going out to eat if you can’t afford it is concerned, I wondered if you could say more about your take …

The Vine: August 20, 2003
August 20, 2003 – 11:54 AM | No Comment

Hello, Sars.
The advice that you have given in the past regarding all matters feline has been spot-on, so I’m going to you first with a question regarding my new kitty.
Curious is about a year old, …

The Vine: August 19, 2003
August 19, 2003 – 11:44 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have to rant about something. I know I’m preaching to the choir when writing you (Sars) about it, but I just can’t hold this in any longer. I have noticed that a fair …

The Vine: August 14, 2003
August 14, 2003 – 11:24 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Have been an enthusiastic reader of your TWoP recaps for some time and just discovered Tomato Nation, which has meant my last few work days have been spent reading old Vines. If you look, …

The Vine: August 13, 2003
August 13, 2003 – 10:04 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars —
I’m writing to A Sad Mom as another mom, of not one, but two five-year-olds. My advice is to give it to the kid straight. It’s better to be honest and straightforward in …

The Vine: August 8, 2003
August 8, 2003 – 4:11 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
For the longest time I’ve been itching to start my own web journal — yours being my all-time favorite (along with Squishy, The Redhead Papers, Pound, and some others) — but I have some …

The Vine: July 24, 2003
July 24, 2003 – 1:28 PM | No Comment

“A ‘tautology’ is a redundancy, not a logical lapse.”
Could you explain that more? I’ve always gotten by with the mathematical definition that a tautology is a statement that is always true. For example, “Sars will …