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Unable to Buzz My Babysitter Feb. 17, 2024
Dear Annie: We have a very close friend whose 16-year-old daughter, "Lily," babysits for us quite of... Read More
Babysitter Blasts on Social Media Sep. 27, 2023
Dear Annie: I consider myself to be a self-aware social media poster. However, there is a family mem... Read More
I Wanted To Become an Entrepreneur, but I'm Now Thinking of Sitting Instead Mar. 19, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a girl who just turned 15, and I've been racking my brain trying to come up with a ... Read More
How Can I Best Reject a Date Offer? Dec. 07, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I have been asked out by a person I don't want to go out with in front of a bunch of pe... Read More
I'm Old Enough to Stay Home Alone! Jul. 08, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm 12 and I will turn 13 this summer in early August. I'm an only child, and my mom an... Read More
I Don't Need a Babysitter! Apr. 29, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm an only child who lives with my mom and dad. I'm a good student and I'm just finish... Read More
The Hula May Need To Wait Oct. 26, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm the mother of a 16 1/2-year-old girl. Next month, my husband is going to Hawaii for... Read More
Is My Drive for Cleanliness Too Much? Aug. 06, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm considered by some of my family members to be a "clean freak." I shower at least tw... Read More
Boys Often Not Preferred as Babysitters May. 19, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I have two teens, a boy and a girl. There have been several occasions when my daughter ... Read More
A Warning and a Cry for Help Feb. 01, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 20-year-old woman, and I'd like to use your column to warn other young women that... Read More
Babysitter Protocol Oct. 22, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My husband and I are both 23, and we have a 2-year-old daughter. We have never had a ba... Read More
August 17, 2019 Aug. 17, 2019
Dear Annie: My husband and I used to be close to my mother-in-law. We took trips together and enjoye... Read More
Grandma Feels Used Jul. 30, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm a grandmother to five children. My son Brian and his wife, Amanda, have a 3-year-old... Read More
More Than a Babysitter May. 22, 2019
Dear Annie: At least once a week, my oldest daughter, "Alice," asks me to babysit her two kids. I ha... Read More
Single Mom Needs Good Babysitter Sep. 06, 2017
DR. WALLACE: I'm a single parent and have a two-year-old son. When I needed a babysitter, my mother ... Read More
Firing the Babysitter and a Perpetual Visitor Apr. 09, 2016
Dear Family Coach: Our longtime babysitter, the teenage daughter of our neighbors across the street,... Read More
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