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Hello readers, I just wanted to put in a short thank-you to the amazing bloggers I met this weekend at BlogHer '13. I hope some of you enjoy what you see here at Forest for the Trees and the rest o…
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Hello readers, I just wanted to put in a short thank-you to the amazing bloggers I met this weekend at BlogHer '13. I hope some of you enjoy what you see here at Forest for the Trees and the rest o…
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Dear Vered, One of my best friends, who lives far away, is clinically depressed and extremely socially isolated. She's leaned on me for a while over instant messenger during the day, and conversati…
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Dear Vered, My roommate is really rude. We were acquaintances, not really friends, in college, and it seemed like a good idea to move in with someone that I was less close to, since a bad roommate …
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Dear Vered, I live alone, and I just looked over my bank statements for last year. I spend waaaaay too much on eating out. As in, I spend more on eating out in a week than I do in groceries for the…
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Dear Vered, I came back from vacation over Christmas and New Year's to find a substantial holiday gift on my chair from my boss that must have cost over $100. It's really nice, but I didn't get her…
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Dear Vered, Every year at holiday gatherings with family, my uncle has made comments about my weight. I've always been a little chubby, but I'm active, my doctor says I'm healthy, and there's reall…
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Dear Vered, How do I get my awesome boyfriend to quit smoking? I don't need to tell him it's disgusting, he hates that he smokes, yet the smoking cessation kit he ordered sits unopened on the kitch…
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Dear Vered, When my good friend started dating a new lady, I was immediately put off by how standoffish and wrong for my friend she was, but I wasn't worried because I figured she was a fling. My f…
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Dear Vered, I recently visited one of my best friends who lives across the country. When I stepped off the plane to meet her, I'm ashamed to admit that I had to stop my jaw from dropping. She's put…
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Dear Vered, I’ve lived above an empty foreclosed condo for about a year, but last month new buyers moved in, and I’ve already gotten two notes under my door telling me that I’m too loud. It’s a hug…