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FRIENDS REFUSE TO PLAY THEIR PART IN DRAMA QUEEN'S ILLNESS
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm afraid my best friend's daughter, "Kami," may have Munchausen syndrome. People with this condition consciously fake the symptoms of a physical disorder.
Yahoo - August 18 - 2008

TEENS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE MUST BE THROWN A LIFELINE
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: A boy in the grade below me killed himself. I didn't know him very well. He was a 10th-grader and we spoke in passing.
Yahoo - August 17 - 2008

GUEST UNEASY AT BAT MITZVAH SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am 14 years old and the daughter of a successful businessman. Daddy recently announced that we have been invited to the bat mitzvah of the daughter of one of his co-workers. I don't want to go.
Yahoo - August 16 - 2008

WOMAN WHO GOT OFF HER HIGH HORSE DIDN'T FIND MUCH TO RIDE
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I wrote you about a year ago regarding my difficulty in finding a single, educated, relationship-minded man. You advised me to lower my high standards and date outside my preconceived notions of who Mr. Right was - - someone younger or without a college degree.
Yahoo - August 15 - 2008

CRUISING WITH OLD DATE MAY CAUSE FRICTION WITH 'MR. NEW'
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am a single woman who dates and is not in a serious relationship right now. I'm enjoying my life, having fun, but have met someone along the way who is becoming important. I'm getting the same vibes from him.
Yahoo - August 14 - 2008

LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP MAY FOUNDER ON INFIDELITY
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I have been involved in a long-distance relationship for the past year. I'm crazy about him and have been completely faithful to him.
Yahoo - August 13 - 2008

STANDING UP TO SITTER STEALER WON'T SOLVE WOMAN'S PROBLEM
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My friend stole my baby sitter! It began when "Mimi" asked for the name of our sitter. She didn't have one and said she would be confident using the girl we were using. She explained that it would be only to "occasionally" relieve her parents, who usually looked after the kids. Unlike Mimi, we have no family in town.
Yahoo - August 12 - 2008

DEADBEAT OWNERS ABANDON PETS AS WELL AS THEIR HOMES
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I work for a major lending company and have cleaned out foreclosed homes. Too many times, I find animals who have died from exposure or literally starved to death.
Yahoo - August 11 - 2008

TEACHER TREATED AS DOORMAT MUST LEARN TO TAKE CONTROL
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am a high school teacher who has been encountering some problems with my students.
Yahoo - August 10 - 2008

TEEN'S PENCHANT FOR PIERCING EARNS HIM UNWANTED ATTENTION
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am an 18-year-old male, and every day I face judgment, cruel remarks, disapproving stares and other harassment.
Yahoo - August 8 - 2008

TOLERATING STUDENTS WHO CHEAT DAMAGES THEIR FUTURE AND OURS
(Dear Abby)
Dear Abby - DEAR READERS: Today's column is a continuation of the one I printed yesterday regarding cheating and ethics -- a topic that clearly touched a nerve with many readers.
Yahoo - August 7 - 2008

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