Annie's Mailbox®, August 4
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for seven years. We hit a rough patch during the last two, and it led to my having an emotional affair with a co-worker (no sex involved). My husband found out the day before I took my maternity leave. He forgave me and we seem to be doing OK.
However, my maternity leave is coming to an end and I'm supposed to go back to work. That means I will be in the same office as that co-worker I was so attracted to. I have a very, very good job and ...
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Posted by: BB
Comment: #1
Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:24 PM
This was a long time ago, but when my sister and her now husband decided to move out of state together, they had a civil ceremony. Then they moved as a couple and had a fabulous wedding some months later where all of us were invited. She did it for her own peace of mind.
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Posted by: Ariana
Comment: #2
Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:44 AM
Re: the last letter. Why was the regular prom held 50 (!) miles from the town where the school is? 50! This is ridiculous. Does that mean that teenagers drove all this distance back and forth alone? I doubt moms and dads were there for all of them. When I was in high school, I wouldn't have looked kindly on my parents accompanying me to the prom, and I don't think things have changed since then. Does that mean that everyone stayed at hotels at the prom location? Without sufficient adult supervision? Oh, I don't even want to go into what is likely to go on when a bunch of giddy 17- and 18-year-olds get together at a party like that a fair distance away from home. And I wonder how non-disabled students of lower-income families had the resources for a $75/person event at a location 50 miles away. Was this prom *designed* to make sure none of "those people" (the less wealthy, the disabled, etc.) couldn't make it?
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Posted by: Joannakathryn
Comment: #3
Mon Aug 4, 2008 9:10 AM
Our school's version of the prom, back in the 60s, was held probably 40-50 miles away. There just wasn't any place in town nice enough to use back then, and we had a hard time finding a spot even 30 miles away in the nearest big city. Nobody stayed in a hotel--we drove home that night.
I think having a special prom for the special needs students is a great idea. They probably felt more comfortable with people who cared about them and being closer to home.
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