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Ask Carolyn: What should I teach my teenager about finances?

Dear Carolyn, I have a sixteen-year-old.  What should I be teaching the sixteen-year-old about managing money, retirement, and financial matters?  My spouse and I have a difference of opinion on this topic and I want to know your thoughts, Carolyn.   Carolyn Answers…. I favor training teens in financial matters. …

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Coparenting with a Narcissist

Dear Carolyn, I have tried co-parenting our seven and eleven-year-old, and it is just not working. My psychologist says my ex is probably a narcissist. Every time I try to talk with him or even text him, he turns the discussion into something else.  He seems to have no concept…

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Prescription Drug Abuse and Pilot Logs

Dear Readers, let me hear from you regarding prescription drug abuse and its effect on your family.  In the second Ask Carolyn today, I touch on the Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne divorce and Prince’s death.   Dear Carolyn, I am a pilot going through a divorce.  My ex is holding…

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Internet Addiction in Teens

Dear Readers, Internet addiction is here and is real! I would like to hear from you on this topic. Do you know that a Kaiser Family Foundation study showed that two-thirds of parents have no rules on internet use, particularly internet use unrelated to homework and research? Today’s second Ask…

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Homework, Haircuts, and Tattoos: Co-Parenting Compromises

Dear Carolyn, I share custody of our son with my ex-husband. Another school year is about the begin. I dread the issues with homework. As my son gets older and homework gets more important, there has to be something we can do as parents to make sure homework is both…

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What Happens When My Domestic Violence Protective Order Expires?

Dear Carolyn, I have a domestic violence protective order, but the one year expires next month.  I am still afraid of her. She came at me with a knife, but luckily, I was able to get away. She still posts statements on Facebook that let me know she is still…

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Return of Firearms After a Domestic Violence Protective Order

Dear Carolyn, I want my guns back.  My ex-wife filed a 50B for domestic violence that never happened, and the judge took my guns away.  The incident, she fabricated, didn’t even involve a gun.  The year is up, so how do I get my guns back?   Carolyn Answers… Unless…

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Spying Through the Smartphone

Dear Carolyn, I am a mother with primary custody of a nine-year-old daughter. The father has visitation. For Christmas, he bought our daughter a smartphone for Christmas, but he did not discuss this with me. He had spyware on the smartphone that allowed him to see her opening the Christmas…

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