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The Vine: July 12, 2000
July 12, 2000 – 3:05 PM | No Comment

Sarah,
I have a stepsister, ten years my junior, and we’ve had NO relationship for the past eight years or so (I’m 39). The final straw (for me) was a “story” she told my father (the …

The Vine: June 7, 2000
June 7, 2000 – 10:03 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,Dear God I think I’m turning into my mother. For the past two months or so I have been suffering bouts of panic (not full-fledged attacks). This generally occurs at 2 am almost every …

The Vine: May 22, 2000
May 22, 2000 – 12:20 PM | No Comment

Here is a little problem for you. My mother didn’t have much to do with raising me after the sixth grade, due to her wanting to having a second childhood and moving out on my …

The Vine: May 11, 2000
May 11, 2000 – 12:27 PM | No Comment

This is the story of a child who was put up for adoption 49 years ago (that would be me) and another child who was put up for adoption 25 years ago (my daughter).
The knowledge …

The Vine: May 2, 2000
May 2, 2000 – 9:46 AM | No Comment

Sarah,Please help! I’ve had an argument with my wife that’s upset us both very much. Here’s the situation . . . we’ve been happily married for two years and I love my wife very much. …