Dear Abby: Lying husband and teen license issue
Abigail Van Buren writes of a 25 year marriage in which a successful husband is a habitual liar, causing distress and therapy did not help. A response explains chronic liars are insecure and suggests understanding the root causes. The column also includes a teen 15 year old boy detail about school expulsion and driver’s license restrictions until age 18.
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Dear Abby guidance on teen rights and parental trust
A reader asks how to persuade a father to reduce a punishment and suggests self improvement to prove maturity. Another asks about a 17-year-old runaway with a baby and home safety. Abby directs to Legal Aid Service for confidential legal advice.
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Legal Aid Service
Height bias and humorous Q&A from a 1977 column
L M Boyd presents a collage of zingers and observations on height prejudice, historical quotes, and light quips about home, aging baseball players, cleaning dust, and census trivia. The piece wraps with an address for reader correspondence and a copyright notice.
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