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Dear Amy: I have a group of three friends (we’re all male) with whom I enjoy one overnight each month at a cabin in the woods. We take turns cooking.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I am married with two children - a daughter who is 15 and a younger kiddo who is five. I am sometimes a mean mom.

Dear Editor, The annual IMCA Super Nationals Brings in $61 Million to the state of Iowa. In one week, that event provides equivalent economic value to the city of Boone than an entire season of Iowa State Football.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: About five years ago, I found out through DNA testing that my third child (age 31), is not my biological son. I learned this after divorcing my wife.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My 18-year-old daughter was kicked out of her friend group for being “too annoying” last fall, at the start of her senior year. Her mental health plummeted as a result of this rejection and isolation, so she finished her senior year online and has been receiving therapy ever since.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I have a very close friend who is 30 years older than I am. We two men have known each other for years.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I wish to go “no contact” with my mother. She is a narcissist who does everything in her power to gaslight, avoid blame, and will never acknowledge her behavior as anything other than “joking.” I have worked with a few therapists over the years who have helped me to protect myself from her abuse and understand where it’s coming from.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My daughter and son-in-law recently welcomed our first grandchild. Both the other grandma and I have shared part-time babysitting to help the parents with their work schedules.

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy:” Bart” and I have known each other for several years through our wives, who are colleagues. I’m now rethinking my friendship with him.