2008 LifeFiles Column Archive

Chris Cope | Laura Lewis Brown | DoubleTake

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Columnist Runs Out Of Things To Say Bakara' Vs. 'Gray-Haired Guy' In Perspective Does Financial Doom Mean 'Mad Max' World? The Life Of A Mono-Tasker Can Internet Give You New Old Friends? Olympics Best Sometimes Not So Good When The Neighbors See Your Underwear My Wife Is Ruining My Dreams Are People Really Suffering? British Love U.S. Politics Sports Help Men Avoid Feelings The Ghostly Ice Cream Van I Hate My Birthday I Need Miss Texas' Help How The Super Bowl Looks Abroad Who Sits And Watches Trains? Chris Cope lives with his wife in Cardiff, Wales.

Don't Say 'Stay-At-Home Mom' Are My Kids Making Me Fat? Do Grandparents Or Mom Know More? Choosing Preschool Like Picking College Should Woman Become Another Suburban Mom? Pregnant Mom Wants Better Stuff In Belly Pregnant Women Miss Social Scene Parenting: Am I Doing It Right? Kids Refuse To Be Perfect For Mom Halloween Too Much For Tired Mom Pregnant Mom Not Sure About Flu Shots What Lies Should I Tell My Kids? Last Baby Means Pressure For Perfect Name Should Baby's Sex Be Surprise For Mom? Can Family Get By Without TV? When Does Growing Family Need More Room? What's Grosser Than Having Babies? After Twins, Baby No. 3 On The Way Mom Becomes Little Miss Bossy Being Mom Doesn't Always Mean Joining Club Anything Your Kid Can Do, Mine Can Do Better 1st Birthday Party Not Just Piece Of Cake Am I Done Making Babies? Should Wife Get Husband Out Of Jean Shorts? Facebook Friends Might Not Love You Back When Should Mom Go Back To Work? Mom Learns Lesson About Being Sore Winner Babyproofing Helps Kids, Cleans House Can New Mom Still Have Fun? Am I Spoiling My Children? Grandparents Go, But Clutter Remains Mom Needs Napping Lessons From Babies With Babies Here, Where's The Love? Baby Pounds Don't Come Off Easily To Work Or Not To Work? Motherhood More Fun Than Sleeping The Babies Are Coming How Miserable Is Parenthood? Will Dogs Eat My Babies? Does A Minivan Make The Mom? Cramming 2 Babies Into 1 House My Horizontal Pregnancy I Don't Love Being Pregnant Aliens Take Over Woman's Body Are Those Twins 'Natural'? Pregnant For 1st, 2nd Times Laura Lewis Brown is the mother of newborn twins. Her column appears every other Thursday.

Husband Chooses Drinking, Pot Over Kids Should Woman Dump Jobless Boyfriend? Should Woman Wait For Non-Marriage? Boyfriend Still Lives With Ex, Her Child Should Fiance Wear Another Woman's Ring? Should Wives Have Girls' Night Out? Is Divorcing Boyfriend Ashamed Of Woman? Why Won't Boyfriend Pay For Dates? Why Won't Boyfriend Answer Texts? Is Bartender's Boyfriend Leaving His Wife? Wife Finds Out Husband Wants To Be Woman Should Man Stay With Pregnant Girlfriend? Man Lies About Baby; Should Woman Leave? Should Boyfriend's Grandma Pay All Bills? Divorcing Woman Wants To Move In With Man Bad First Marriage Could Doom Next Try Woman Finds Husband Is Already Married Should Wife Stay With Cheating Soldier? Woman Worries About Long-Distance Relationship Wife Doesn't Like Supporting Stepkids Boyfriend Cheats With Older Woman What Should Guy Do About Girl's Online 'Friend'? Will A Cheater Always Cheat? Husband Takes Wife On 'Date' To Mom's House Is Guy With Four Kids A Waste Of Time? Woman Wants To Tell Friend Hubby Cheats What Does Fiance's 'Don't Wait' Mean? Do Daters Need To Tell About Their Kids? Will A Cheater Always Cheat? Husband Takes Wife On Date To Mom's House New Man Pushes Woman Toward Divorce How Should Families Split Cost Of Gifts? When Should Widow Remove Wedding Ring? Boyfriend Suddenly Leaves After Anniversary Boyfriend Plans Thanksgiving With 'Friend' Woman Thinks Guy Playing Hard To Get Military Man Wants To Save Marriage My Man Sponges Off Of Me Is It Time To Leave My Husband? Should Woman Move For Depressed Boyfriend? Boyfriend's Mom Doesn't Invite Woman To Party Husband Gets Well, Refuses To Work Daughter Marries Without Telling Dad Step-Mom Fights Kids, Their Mother Should I Talk To My Man About Back Hair? Where Can I Meet Some Singles? Should I Dump My Mean Boyfriend? Man Can't Explain Scratches On Back Guy Says Work More Important Than Girlfriend z 41-Year-Old Woman Can't Keep 24-Year-Old Man Parents Don't Like Boyfriend Of Single Mom My Boyfriend Won't Fire His Housekeeper It's Been 4 Years Since My Last Boyfriend My Husand Won't Treat His Snoring Problem Should We Get Together After Divorce? How Can I Get Guy To Realize It's Over? Why Did Guy Stop Calling As Much? 45-Year-Old Man Won't Leave Mom Should Woman Leave Man For Man Who Left Her? Should Ex's Brother Be Invited To Wedding? Mom Hates 35-Year-Old's Fiancee Should Woman Move To Be With Her Man? Woman Trapped In Dead-End Relationship Husband Hates Wife's Best Boyfriend Why Would Man Lie About Running Errands? Can Boomer Woman Get Back In Dating Game? Long-Distance Man Says He's Not Boyfriend Ex-Boyfriend Begs For Another Chance Woman Hates New Boyfriend's Dogs Bad Boyfriend Wants Yet Another Chance Virgin Has Trouble Finding Boyfriends My Boyfriend Has No Money, No Ambition Do Cousins Call Each Other 'Lover'? How Will I Survive This Breakup? Kids Ditch Mom On Christmas Mother Calls, Texts All Day Long My Boyfriend Won't Say 'Love,' Get Married Boyfriend Throws Things At Woman's Kids Woman Wishes Husband Would Find New Love 'Boyfriend' Makes Plans With Other Women Husband's Parents Control Bills, Marriage I'm Always Called A Cheater I Cheated, He Won't Get Over It My Baby's Father Won't Marry Me My Boyfriend's Wife Abused Me How Could He Lose Interest In Two Weeks? Shopper's Bills Pile Up Why Did My Husband Forget My Birthday? Should I Tell My Wife's Lover's Wife? My Boyfriend Lives With His Ex Dad Rips Son For Flunking Online Buddy Won't Date Hubby Won't Pass On My Messages What Do I Do After 40? Waiting For Convict Boyfriend My Husband's Like An Extra Kid Boyfriend Texts Ex After Fight Baby For Others, No Ring For Me Get Advice E-mail your questions to doubletake@ibsys.com. A new column is published every other Tuesday.