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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT "The Middle" just middling By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/30/abc_the_middle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/30/abc_the_middle/index.html?source=rss Patricia Heaton's Midwestern matriarch is sometimes funny, but ultimately too manic and silly to embrace I'm an atheist surrounded by Catholics By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss I try to go along but it's hard concealing my beliefs Jack Welch to women: Work and family don't mix By Andrew Leonard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/jack_welch_and_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/14/jack_welch_and_women/index.html?source=rss The former CEO of GE says that if you want to get to the top, forget about that "work-life balance" Proof: The Jerk-Weasel constant exists! By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/05/the_jerk_weasel_constant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/05/the_jerk_weasel_constant/index.html?source=rss Is it just me, or is the world seriously not living up to its potential? How can I detach from my mother? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/01/detachment_from_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/01/detachment_from_mother/index.html?source=rss If I distance myself from her, won't I feel like a horrible person? My family of writers are all stuck in the past By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/26/family_writers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/26/family_writers/index.html?source=rss My relatives inscribe their unchangeable history on all of us -- who would like to be heard in the present! I moved cross-country with Mr. Wrong By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/25/moved_across_country/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/25/moved_across_country/index.html?source=rss I stuck with him so our kid would have a dad, but I think it's time to head back home Am I a blog stalker? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss I've been reading this family blog, but they don't know. I think they think it's private! My brother seems lost after college By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/07/brother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/07/brother/index.html?source=rss He's started attending Mass ... and he's going to convert! My 19-year-old son is out of control By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss He's lost, he's getting locked up, he's tempting fate -- and I don't seem to be able to protect him! Can we flee my husband's family? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/03/fathers_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/03/fathers_suicide/index.html?source=rss They'll drive us crazy if we stay. We want to move to Colorado! My alcoholic dad: How can I reach out to him? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/25/alcoholic_dad/index.html?source=rss I know he's screwed up, but as a little girl I idolized him I dislike my mother! By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/24/i_dislike_my_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/24/i_dislike_my_mother/index.html?source=rss She treats me badly, so I keep her at a distance -- but I feel guilty about it We're both young and rich -- but she throws money away By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/14/rich_young_and_single/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/14/rich_young_and_single/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend doesn't know the value of a hard-earned dollar Daddy tokes up: Should we tell our teen? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son? My dad, the surgeon, is drinking By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say My twin is hanging with my ex By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/10/twin_sister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/10/twin_sister/index.html?source=rss That toxic beast I once called my boyfriend is watching the ballgame with my sister! Argh! I told my sister's deep, dark secret By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/04/secrets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/04/secrets/index.html?source=rss First she informed me, then she asked for confidentiality. By then, I was trapped! My husband kisses his mom on the lips By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/29/kissing_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/29/kissing_mom/index.html?source=rss Most displays of affection weird me out, but this is beyond the pale Hey Cary, should I ask you for advice? By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/27/why_ask_for_advice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/27/why_ask_for_advice/index.html?source=rss I'm not sure. What do you think? Angry people scare me By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/24/anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/24/anger/index.html?source=rss I have a history of abuse and I can't handle people yelling My dying grandpa's not at peace By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/22/holocaust_survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/22/holocaust_survivor/index.html?source=rss I fear there's nothing worse than struggling against the inevitable My boyfriend's afraid he will cheat By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/21/fidelity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/21/fidelity/index.html?source=rss There's lots of infidelity in his family, and he doesn't want to repeat it Medical meddlers: It's my body, not yours! By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/15/medical_meddling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/15/medical_meddling/index.html?source=rss My mother and my boyfriend want to tell me how many pills to take I'm an enabler at the end of my rope By Cary Tennis Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/13/end_of_her_rope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/13/end_of_her_rope/index.html?source=rss I buy him things, I drive his friends around, he won't get a job -- why can't I just leave?