Dear Abby: Navigating mixed race family and in-law tensions
A reader asks how to respond to bigoted comments about a mixed race baby. Abby cautions against witty retorts, endorses showing patience, and suggests smiling and accepting that multiracial families are the future. The column also covers a couple's struggles with a toxic mother, recommending professional help and inviting the partner to family holidays. The Florida reader asks etiquette on guests bringing items, with guidance that hosting etiquette frowns on commandeering leftovers.
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Keeping Kids Safe At Home From Heloise Style Hints
Readers share practical safety tips for homes with children. Advice covers securing cleaning supplies, installing dual gate setups for stairs, using outlet covers, and thinking from a child's perspective to spot hazards. Readers also mention travel note dividers and repurposing old phones for music.
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Heloise
TODAY'S CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS
Crossword clues list across entries including phrases like Quick kiss, More briskly, Forum attire, More pale, Pancake pan, and Quixote's companion among others. The page appears as a generic puzzle grid with partial clue fragments and scattered enumerations.
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