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DEAR ABBY: I had a friend, “Mylene,” for many years. We swapped dog-sitting to offset the cost for each other. I helped her when she was sick and broke her foot. I walked her dog whenever she needed me. If a funeral, wedding or family emergency came up, I was always there for her.
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DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to a narcissist for 28 years. He has gaslighted me for our entire 30 years together. He has had a “work wife,” a flirtation with the next-door neighbor hottie, and he paid for two sexy girls’ dinners (and pies to go) because they happened to be in line in front of us.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m a twice-divorced woman who has no children. I was raised by two deeply religious parents (now deceased) who attended church every Sunday and took me along. I regularly attended church until 15 years ago. At that time, my dad was dying, and I was dating a man I often had brunch and spent time with on Sundays. That man and I broke up 2 1/2 years ago.
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DEAR ABBY: I am a teacher. I love my job, and I love my students. However, as I near the end of my 26th year of teaching, there’s something I need to get off my chest. At the end of every school year, many parents ask me to write a personal note to their student as an inscription in a certain children’s book. They request this of all of their kids’ teachers, then give the book as a graduation gift. It’s a cute idea, but what it amounts to is a large stack of paperwork at a time of the school year when I’m already drowning in paperwork.
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When I was studying especially about women in the Bible, I came across one, of whom I hadn’t ever heard a sermon about, who is Deborah, a judge. On YouTube I came across male ministers discussing her, but none emphasized the uncommon, remarkable role she played as leader, judge, warrior, motivator, deliverer, and protector of God’s people.
Read moreWe can’t think about December without thinking about Christmas. December is saturated with Christmas. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas Carols, Christmas television programs, Christmas religious services and the Christmas spirit.
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Read moreWith the holiday season upon us, I’ve been traveling to communities across the district to meet with constituents, hear their concerns and discuss the issues that hit close to home for them. I’ve also been spending time at the Capitol preparing legislation for the upcoming session. Senators were required to request bills by Dec. 5, the first of several upcoming legislative deadlines. Once bill requests are submitted, my colleagues and I work with Senate staff to finalize our legislation before the mid-January deadline for bills to be formally introduced.
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