PHILIP GALANES

December 9, 2021

He Wants a Loan. Can I Demand That He Get Vaccinated First?

A reader asks for permission to make vaccination against Covid-19 a condition of an agreement. My husband and I, both 80-ish, are cautious about Covid. Six […]
June 17, 2021

My Son Is Being Bullied, and I Don’t Know What to Do

A reader weighs her teenager’s shame against her own silence. My 14-year-old son and I went to watch my younger son play in a baseball tournament. […]
May 20, 2021

I Shouldn’t Tell My Employer I’m Vaccinated, Right?

A company is encouraging workers to share pictures of their vaccination cards in exchange for gift cards. One reader is feeling wary. The large company I […]
February 18, 2021

How Do I Tell My Brother That Cutting the Vaccine Line Isn’t OK?

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January 14, 2021

My Brother-in-Law Should Divorce My Sister. Right?

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January 7, 2021

How Can I Tell My Friend to Get It Together?

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December 31, 2020

Seriously? He Gets an Early Vaccine?

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Social Q’s Seriously? He Gets an Early Vaccine? My sister’s Covid-downplaying politician husband […]
December 24, 2020

Social Q’s: Covid Christmas Edition

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Social Q’s Social Q’s: Covid Christmas Edition The holidays are always complicated and […]
October 8, 2020

Can You Watch My Son? (And Your Husband’s Rifle?)

I am a single mom with a young son. Because of the pandemic, I had to postpone a necessary (but nonemergency) surgery. My doctor thinks I […]
September 10, 2020

How Do I Tell My Friend to Stop Paying for His Son’s Lifestyle?

My friend’s son is a deadbeat. He’s 35, still lives at home, has never kept a job for longer than a year, buys things he can’t […]