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Dear Mary-anne. My husband's drinking, online gambling is making lockdown tough.
Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020 Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My husband's drinking, online gambling is making lockdown tough.

I suggest you look at this website: cheers.org.nz. Perhaps your husband might look at it with you.

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Dear Mary-anne. Does constant shouting equal abuse?
Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020 Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020

Dear Mary-anne. Does constant shouting equal abuse?

When does it become our business?

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Dear Mary-anne. My ex-boss says I'm poaching her clients and wants to take me to court.
Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020 Kendra Abbiss 20/10/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My ex-boss says I'm poaching her clients and wants to take me to court.

A nail bar employee’s decision to quit and start her own business hasn’t gone down well with her former boss.

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Dear Mary-anne. My husband spends every spare moment gaming.
Kendra Abbiss 15/10/2020 Kendra Abbiss 15/10/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My husband spends every spare moment gaming.

If the gamer in your house is acting in an emotionally detached way and ignoring the people they live with, these are signs that person has an addiction.

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Dear Mary-anne. My brother is being bossed around by my mother - and his girlfriend.
Kendra Abbiss 02/09/2020 Kendra Abbiss 02/09/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My brother is being bossed around by my mother - and his girlfriend.

Some people, with overly controlling parents, eventually come to believe they can’t make adult decisions without constant instruction.

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Dear Mary-anne. My marriage has gone sour after only six months.
Kendra Abbiss 30/08/2020 Kendra Abbiss 30/08/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My marriage has gone sour after only six months.

Appeasing and playing referee is no way for anyone to live.

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Dear Mary-anne: What is the best age to have kids?
Kendra Abbiss 21/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 21/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne: What is the best age to have kids?

I can’t decide if it’s better to be an older parent or a younger parent.

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Dear Mary-anne. What can I do about my noisy neighbours?
Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. What can I do about my noisy neighbours?

There's definitely a limit to the noise you have to tolerate from neighbours.

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Dear Mary-anne. Should I tell my friend I need more time before visiting her new baby?
Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. Should I tell my friend I need more time before visiting her new baby?

I can’t visit my friend and her baby yet, as i struggle to get pregnant.

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Dear Mary-anne. The dogs in my neighbour's yard look maltreated, what can I do?
Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. The dogs in my neighbour's yard look maltreated, what can I do?

There's a belief that our legislation is too lenient towards offenders who mistreat animals.

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Dear Mary-anne. I think my wife is stealing toilet paper and biscuits from her boss.
Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 15/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. I think my wife is stealing toilet paper and biscuits from her boss.

Being unhappy at your job doesn't give you the right to steal from your boss.

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Dear Mary-anne. My cousin is pressuring us to buy her an expensive engagement gift
Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. My cousin is pressuring us to buy her an expensive engagement gift

While gift registries for weddings are de rigueur these days, it seems a bit of a stretch to extend this idea to an engagement.

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Dear Mary-anne. What do you do when none of your friends have babies?
Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. What do you do when none of your friends have babies?

Being a new mum is really tough – even for people with a partner and plenty of support.

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Dear Mary-anne. Cats poo in my garden and I’m sick of it.
Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne. Cats poo in my garden and I’m sick of it.

Our neighbours' cats like to defecate in my garden and it's frustrating. What can we do?

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Dear Mary-anne: Why are libraries so noisy and distracting these days?
Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020 Kendra Abbiss 14/07/2020

Dear Mary-anne: Why are libraries so noisy and distracting these days?

The days of a library being a shrine to learning, concentration and contemplation are long gone.

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Dear Mary-anne: How can I get my partner to allow me to do more household chores?
Kendra Abbiss 29/05/2019 Kendra Abbiss 29/05/2019

Dear Mary-anne: How can I get my partner to allow me to do more household chores?

A reader laments that if only his partner could trust him more around the house and kids then she would see that she will have more time to do her own thing.

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