Dear Gabby, For Christmas this year, my husband gave me – are you ready for this? – wrinkle cream! The jar didn’t say body butter or luxurious lotion, it actually […]
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Dear Gabby appears in the RoundTable every Monday. No question is too serious, too silly or too snarly for Gabby, who combines wisdom with wit and a pinch of snark. Her aim is to make you think while she makes you laugh. Write to Gabby at news@evanstonroundtable.com with “Dear Gabby” in the subject line.
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If mac and cheese addiction is your worst problem, you’re doing OK
Dear Gabby, My mother is becoming a very bitter and angry old person. What is the best way to cope with her? Let her walk all over me or disconnect […]
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People just wanna unload their crap
Dear Gabby, I had a daughter when I was 13. It was a bad and scary situation at the time, but my parents helped me raise her, and she is […]
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Parenting is all about actually acting like a grown up
Dear Gabby, Last year, a family friend sent us a gift basket for the holidays from Zabar’s, the famous deli in NY. Truthfully, we thought it was overpriced and underwhelming. […]
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There is nothing better than absolutely knowing you are right. Right?
Dear Gabby, I’m always looking for a way to up my game on Thanksgiving. So when I saw the New York TImes recipe for a salt brine and herbed mayo […]
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Gabby wants to know: When is it OK to lie?
Dear readers, I got this question the other day: Dear Gabby, My son, who is 20, has a thing about apologizing. He refuses. I can’t quite figure it out. Sometimes […]
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My partner snores. Should I marry her anyway?
Dear Gabby, My partner snores, and not daintily. Should I marry her anyway? In Love But Not Lovin’ It Dear In Love, If all of us quiet sleepers rejected our […]
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My partner is closet eating
Dear Gabby, If two or more people are walking together on a sidewalk, is it too much to expect for them to move over a bit – or go single […]
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Is it OK to keep your kids’ secret from your spouse?
Dear Gabby, My husband keeps kosher, and I do not. We agreed that our kids would be raised kosher. My kids are now teens and are curious about pork and […]
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My husband keeps cheating at Battleship
Dear Gabby, My husband keeps cheating at Battleship, and refuses to own up to it. Is our marriage doomed? Sink the Bismark! Dear Sink the Bismark! It’s pretty hard to […]