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Carolyn Hax chat: My friend clearly favors one child over the other

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January 19, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EST

Most Fridays, advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions. Carolyn has hosted this chat since 1998, answering your wide-ranging questions about life, family, relationships and more. Some questions may be adapted into full columns.

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This week’s live chat is over, but you can read a transcript from the discussion below. Carolyn’s next live chat is at 12 p.m. on Jan. 26 and you can submit questions here. You can also submit questions for her column by emailing tellme@washpost.com.

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Answer this week’s reader question:

My dad is jealous of my father-in-law

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Husband spent New Year’s Eve with co-workers, instead of sick spouse

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Son and his wife are expecting twins and have asked us not to visit

Shut out from girls’ night out with friends from college

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Carolyn has a Q&A with readers on Fridays. Read the most recent live chat here. The next chat is Jan. 26 at 12 p.m.

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