latestAugust 28, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 28, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I looked in the mirror the other day and had to gasp. This period of quarantine has been no friend to me. I have sat in my house for months, and I look like it. I don’t even know how I... more

August 19, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 19, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: My son just graduated from high school and has decided not to enter college this fall. He wants to get a job and take some time off. He is my only child, and I want him to have the sam... more

August 14, 2020

Ex-Employee Shows Up at Kid’s Day Care

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a restaurant manager. I recently had to let go of one of my servers who continuously got complaints for being rude. I had trouble with her arriving late and creating issues with o... more

August 11, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 11, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: Thank you for the advice that you offered to “On the Edge,” who was concerned about their increased drinking. May I offer one additional piece of information for future reference? Alco... more

August 03, 2020

Reader Upset When Friends Learn About High Blood Pressure

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have high blood pressure, and I take medication for it. Pretty much nobody in my friend group knows about it because I just don’t think it’s any of their business. I’m a very private... more

August 01, 2020

Woman Wonders Who To Call To Feel Safe

DEAR HARRIETTE: What should I do instead of calling the cops? I am an Asian woman, and I live in an apartment in Philadelphia in an area with a fairly high crime rate. Because of my hours (I work at a... more

August 01, 2020

Woman Wonders Who To Call To Feel Safe

DEAR HARRIETTE: What should I do instead of calling the cops? I am an Asian woman, and I live in an apartment in Philadelphia in an area with a fairly high crime rate. Because of my hours (I work at a... more

July 18, 2020

Gaining Weight in Quarantine Can Be Health Issue

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just had a telehealth call with my primary care physician, and he grilled me about how I have been taking care of myself during this period of quarantine. I didn’t want to admit that... more

July 07, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for July 07, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in my 20s, and one of my roommates is exhibiting signs of an eating disorder. She is fixated on her weight and barely eats. How do I bring up my concern for her health and well-be... more

July 07, 2020

Protesting in the Time of Coronavirus

DEAR HARRIETTE: I really want to go out and participate in the Black Lives Matter protests, but I also have been taking quarantine very seriously as I believe it saves lives. How do I balance these co... more

June 25, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for June 25, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been waiting for months to physically go to the doctor. I have participated in those telehealth calls, which can be great for certain things. But I need to get a physical and go... more

June 18, 2020

Reader’s Vandalized Apartment Causes Concern

DEAR HARRIETTE: For the past few weeks, my apartment has been the focus of somebody’s wrath. Someone has been running up to my door and crashing into it. The sound is frightening, but I have yet to se... more

June 04, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for June 04, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: The city put up scaffolding in front of my building several months ago. No work is going on now, but what has happened is that homeless people are gathering under there. I've seen drug... more

February 23, 2019

Friend Concerned After Reader Confides Feelings

DEAR HARRIETTE: I was feeling really down the other day, and I told one of my good friends that I sometimes think I am worth more dead than alive. I said it because I bought a sizable insurance policy... more

February 18, 2019

Daughter Sleeps in as Late as Possible on the Weekends

DEAR HARRIETTE: My teenage daughter sleeps whenever she has the chance. On the weekends, she will sleep until 1 p.m. -- or later. I had allowed this because I know how hard she works at her studies, a... more

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