A Note From the Editor: All good things come to an end, and I am sad to report that last week's 'Dear Margaret' column was the last in the series. The Lansing Star extends great thanks to Margaret Snow ...
Dear Margaret: Some people have an easy time being around someone who has recently lost a close friend or relative in death. These people seem to know the right thing to say. It makes me uncomfortable, ...
Dear Margaret: I'm dating a guy who is head over heels about me. He's very attentive, showers me with praise and thinks to bring me small gifts every so often. The problem is, he seems to be overly attentive. ...
Dear Margaret: I work for a small office that is incredibly toxic. Employees gossip about each other, a few are bullies, and the boss picks favorites. Going to her, therefore, is out of the question. I ...
Dear Margaret: I recently helped a friend to promote his business by advertising and finding an appropriate venue for a string of ten events he wants to hold. The first event was successful, and he received ...
Dear Margaret: I have a friend who is always asking me for favors. I never mind helping out a friend, but I’m a bit tired of being her go-to person. She would probably help me out if I were in a bind, ...
Dear Margaret: I have recently had two of my best (and only) friends leave state and one promises to be back for good (we'll call her Stacy). The other (we'll call her Amy) doesn't want to come back, but ...
Dear Margaret: I recently visited my son, daughter-in-law and new granddaughter. I don't feel that I but in and offer advice where it isn't needed, but this is their first baby and I know when they struggle ...
Dear Margaret: A friend of mine recently turned to religion and will no longer associate with me. She preached to me and invited me to attend her church for several weeks. After my kindly refusals, she ...
Dear Margaret: I'm recently engaged to a woman with two small, pre-school children. I feel close to these boys and think they feel the same about me. The problem comes when it's time to discipline them. ...
Dear Margaret: My husband died last year, and I'm starting to get back on my feet. I've found new activities that are enjoyable and keep mentally alert and physically challenged. My problem is that friends ...
Dear Margaret: My sister and I have always had a difficult relationship. There have been so many times when she's pushed my buttons, and I've vowed to never speak to her again. I always let things slide ...
Dear Margaret: I have a friend who has put up a few crowd funding pages and advertises them on social media. I find it disconcerting that she puts these pages up to ask for money for various charities ...
Dear Margaret: My teenage daughter recently came home from her friend's grandmother's house and asked, "Who is Melinda?" I almost fell to the floor in shock. We'd never told her that her father had been married ...
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In the current divisive political climate, I am a bit torn about social media postings. I want to have my voice heard and my opinions considered. I feel that by being silent I'm complicit in activities ...
In a gathering I recently attended, the speaker insisted that the opposite of love is not hate, but fear. A lot of heads shook yes at this statement. I'm feeling like there are people I dislike, and do ...
On occasion, we get together with another couple in which the husband dominates the conversation and interrupts when someone else has the floor. We really do like them and don't want to shut them out ...
I grew up in a home where there was often open hostility and violence. I have to say, it's left me with a good deal of emotional trauma that I'm trying to navigate as an adult. I have deep feelings of ...