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Dear Amy: Neither my wife nor I came from money. But thanks to a lot of hard work, good choices and luck - our children will come into money.

Dear Amy: I am conflicted about gift-giving this holiday season. I have traditionally bought gifts for my family (five adults and five children), my close friends and their children (they all buy me nice gifts too!).

Dear Amy: I am moving in with my boyfriend in a few months. He is everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner, and I’m excited to move into the small one-bedroom condo, which he owns.

Dear Amy: My son just graduated from college and is out on his own. His mother and I threw him a graduation party.

Dear Amy: My husband and I are having a hot tub delivered soon. We plan to use it during daylight hours without wearing swimwear.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I am the grandmother of two wonderful kids - a 7-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy. My son-in-law has been overly critical of my granddaughter since she was four, and now is starting to treat the younger child the same.

Dear Amy: I’m a 55-year-old man. I legally changed my (first) name when I was 25 years old, mainly because I was the fourth “John” in my family, with many of us sharing the same name.

Dear Amy: I recently joined a meditation group that has sessions both in-person and online. During an online session, I put a note in the chat saying that everyone could go and look at the full moon after the session.