CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in a relationship with someone who doesn't have a good relationship with their parents — they haven't spoken in four years. I have noticed that when I speak to my parents, it creates a weird mood between my partner and me. The other day, my mother called to check in on me — which is normal for her since I just moved away from home — and my partner made a comment about my mother being overly concerned. They even went as far as to ask if I find it annoying when my parents check in on me. This caught me off guard because I don't see why I would ever be annoyed by my parents wanting to ensure my safety. Could this be a huge problem for us later on? — Projecting DEAR PROJECTING: Yes, it could be a problem in the future. Before you dump your partner, though, start talking to them about your life as you learn about theirs.
Dear Doctors: Our kids are obsessed with a story they heard from a friend that dogs can tell when someone is sick with COVID-19. Is that accurate?
There are a lot of questions surrounding the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, which alleges that after leaving the White House, Trump kept secret national defense information he was not legally allowed to possess. Questions like: Did Trump, as president, have the authority to decide what to keep and what to give to the National Archives after leaving office? And just how sensitive were the documents he kept? And even if Trump lacked the specific authority, and the papers were sensitive, has the Justice Department overreached by charging Trump with 37 felonies?
Just how frightened are normal people supposed to be? Has the time come to bring the dogs inside, shut the blinds, fasten the deadbolts, wear body armor and prop a shotgun by the door?
DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend, who is significantly heavier than me, keeps insisting that we're the same size. I don't think she means to offend me, but she's a very large person, and she probably has more than 50 pounds on me. I don't mind that she's heavier, but what bothers me is that she keeps trying to wear my clothes and acts surprised when they don't fit her.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently found an expensive ring that my ex-boyfriend loaned me. I was stressed about it for a while because it was not a gift and I could not locate it when we broke up. I went for a walk with my current boyfriend and my best friend and expressed my happiness about finally finding the ring. My boyfriend made a joke about posting a photo of him wearing my ex's ring, and my best friend and I immediately shut it down. We had not ended on bad terms, so I found it disrespectful to taunt my ex like that, but my boyfriend, who does not particularly get along with my ex, did not see it as an issue.
Dear Doctors: I caught a cold and was sick for about a week. There wasn't anything unusual about it except now I have a dry cough that won't go away.
John Quincy Adams learned the rudiments of politics from his father, who preceded him as president by two dozen years. Calvin Coolidge was sworn into the presidency by his father, who administered the oath of office by the light of an oil lamp at 2:47 on a Vermont morning. John F. Kennedy was shaped by his father, a tycoonturned- ambassador.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My oldest sister is hardly talking to my dad because of an incident that resulted in him breaking her car and costing her thousands of dollars. This happened back in October 2022, and the mistake left my sister without a car for weeks in the city she had just moved to in Rhode Island. She is having a difficult time forgiving my dad. She told him multiple times to pull over because she heard something wrong with her car, but he refused. This was her first car, which she had bought only a few weeks before the incident, and this strain on their relationship has caused our family a lot of stress and drama.