Advice Column Attempt
2006-07-18 - 17:27
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DEAR MARGO: Our 20-year-old daughter has been
involved for two years with a young man who
smokes, drinks too much, is controlling, quit
school and can't hold down a job. He has no
car, so our daughter has to do all the driving
back from college to see him every weekend. In
no way is he the kind of potential son-in-law we
would have hoped for, but it is looking as
though this boy may be in our daughter's life
for a long time.
Because we have objected to her relationship
with him from the beginning, we have very little
contact with him. More than anything, we want to
maintain a good relationship with our daughter,
whom we love. We would never want her to have to
choose between him and us -- we know we would
lose.
How can we deal with the worry over her
making a life-altering mistake if she marries
him? Is it hypocritical for us to try to accept
this loser in order to keep close to our
daughter? Why would a girl from a nice family
choose a boy with such different values than she
grew up with? -- DISAPPOINTED, SAD AND WORRIED
Yep. She likes losers. Go fig.
Maybe she's rebelling against your uptight,
white-bread, controlling, republican-voting
suburbanite ass.
You go upstairs, and guaranteed, he's in her
pants. He's fucking her on your couch
while you go into the kitchen to get a midnight
snack as they 'snuggle' underneath the covers,
supposedly watching a movie...oh, wait, that's
me. Never mind.
Yeah, she's rebelling. You put more
pressure on the situation, she'll either marry
him, or start dating black guys. Frankly,
it sounds like your gene pool could use an
injection of black cock.
Try to be less controlling and criticizing.
Be prepared for her to make some relationship
mistakes. Ride it out, everyone has to
learn to walk by falling a few times.
And don't put any pressure on the kid, or she
will have a porn career before too long.
--Argentum
DEAR MARGO: My
husband, "Sean,"
and I have been
married for
eight and a half
years and known
each other for
nine. Almost two
years ago, my
husband was on a
business trip a
few states away
from where we
live. He and a
few friends went
to a strip club
to drink and
watch the
strippers strut
their stuff.
Now, in the
state we live
in, they are
only allowed to
show off their
bikinis after
stripping off
their clothes,
but in the state
where he was,
they took
everything off.
Anyway, as most
guys do, he got
a lap dance,
which I guess is
a common thing
with the type he
hangs out with.
Then another
thing occurred
that has me a
bit riled up. He
paid to go into
the back room
and get a
private
"strip/lap
dance." The
problem I have
is that my
husband claims
that while this
stripper was on
his lap, all
they did was
talk about their
families. For
some reason I
doubt that a man
would pay 00
for a private
lap dance just
to talk about
his family with
a stripper.
That night he
called me and
told me about
what had
transpired and
swore that
nothing had
happened other
than a naked
woman who was
not me sat on
his lap. Am I
overreacting, or
should I
threaten him
that if I find
out from his
"friends" that
there was more
going on than
talking, there
will be hell to
pay? --
DESPERATE TO GET
OVER MY
FRUSTRATION
Get. The. Fuck. Over. It.
Repeat after me: Nothing happens in the
Champagne Room.
First off, if your husband is out there
fucking strippers on business trips, then
really, this is the least of your worries.
You think he'd only cheat on you while out of
town? Get real. If he's cheating
there, he's cheating EVERYWHERE.
The guy you got is so whipped that he felt so
guilty he called you after getting a lap dance.
Nothing fucking happened, and you're an uptight
c-u-n-t that needs the hell fucked out of her.
Explore your fantasies. Be open and
honest.
If you have an honest relationship, then
you'll know what happened. Because
he will tell you.
Which he already did, you jealous old
spinster fuck! ---Argentum
DEAR MARGO: I am
a 15-year-old
guy living with
my father and
stepmother after
a falling out
with my mom. My
father has this
thing where he
forbids my
stepmom to wear
a bra, even when
we go out. We
will go to the
movies or out to
eat, and his
"rule" is in
effect. Dad also
likes her to
wear dresses
that are low
cut. It's a
little
uncomfortable to
be able to see
your stepmom's
breasts bounce.
(She just turned
31 and is fairly
well endowed.)
I've heard
her tell my
father she
worries that her
breasts will sag
from the lack of
support. My dad
argues that
there is no
evidence of that
and she looks
fine. I'll grant
my dad that. She
looks great
. But why
would he force
her to do this?
I've heard him
say that the
matter is
closed. -- BILL
HAHAHAHA!
You're hot for
your step-mom,
BILL. You
sick fuck!
High-school must
SUCK for you.
Have fun pulling
pud to thoughts
of your mother,
you creepy
little fuck!
And stop
worrying about
your mother's
rack, BILL.
Haizus-Christie!
--Argentum
DEAR MARGO: I always got along well with my
husband's family: his mother, a brother and two sisters. The problem I
have now is with my sister-in-law, "Janice."
Janice has always searched for Mr. Wrong
and even had a son out of wedlock. The baby's father couldn't marry
her because he was still married. We took all this in stride,
supporting her as a "single mother" and helping her out.
We were glad she wasn't able to marry that
guy because he was controlling and psycho. (For example, she wasn't
allowed to attend my daughter's baptism because "other men"
would be there.) She left him and had an affair with her high school
sweetheart. This sounds cute until you realize that the sweetheart is
still married with two kids.
This man has spent time in jail for heroin
possession and domestic violence. He is now living with my
sister-in-law and her son. My husband and his brother no longer speak
to her, and while I tried to be sympathetic, I can no longer maintain
the relationship.
My mother-in-law and sister-in-law have
accepted Janice's new man, but the thought of him makes my stomach
turn. Right now, my young kids don't really notice they don't see her
or their cousin, but eventually they'll start asking questions. I feel
conflicted about what to say, but I just can't pretend anymore. --
SICKENED
Tell them the
truth, SICKEND.
Janice is a
skank and her
husband is a
loser.
They'll have
picked up on it
by now, anyway.
DEAR MARGO: I was actually surprised when my
foot doctor offered me a job as his receptionist on my second office
visit. I started working for this almost 70-year-old doctor about two
months ago on a part-time basis.
Things were working out well at the beginning.
I would only work twice a week, and he even offered to pay me in cash.
In addition, the job is located pretty close to my school.
This all seemed too good to be true. (It
was.) After the doctor returned from his one-week vacation, things
started to change. One day, while I was putting files away in the back
of his office, he got up from his chair and landed his old, married,
saggy lips on my mouth and kissed me.
Besides being freaked out, embarrassed and
humiliated, I stood there motionless. From that day on, I have allowed
his kissing and fondling to continue because of plain fear: fear of
him claiming me on his taxes as an employee and ruining my eligibility
for my scholarship (it's only for unemployed students).
Most of all, I'm afraid of him. Now he
keeps bringing up the subject of sex. I can plainly see what he
expects of me next. Please advise me on what to do because this
situation has stressed me out so much that it's ruining my health. --
FREAKED BY DR. JEKYLL AND HYDE
HAHAHA!
Repeat after
me FREAK.
"I am a whore."
I hope you're
comfortable with
that, because
that is what
you're doing:
whoring yourself
out for this
scholarship.
"From that day
on, I have
allowed his
kissing and
fondling to
continue because
of plain fear:
fear of him
claiming me on
his taxes as an
employee and
ruining my
eligibility for
my scholarship
(it's only for
unemployed
students). "
If you're not comfortable with that, then
quit.
If you are, then take it to another level.
See what you can pry out of the skeezy old
bastard.
Hope you like grey pubic hair caught in the
back of your throat. --Argentum
DEAR MARGO: I
have emerged
from the belly
of hell within
the past seven
years, coming
from a very poor
neighborhood, a
mother who's a
heavy marijuana
user, a broken,
fatherless home,
and years of
witnessing my
mother's abusive
relationships
involving
domestic
violence.
I married my
high school
sweetheart.
We've moved away
from family
(we're in the
military) and
are very pleased
with the way our
life is going.
The only problem
is that I feel I
have left my
family to suffer
in their
environment
while I am off
to new and
better things.
I have weekly
telephone
conferences
about my
siblings'
abusive
relationships,
low income, lack
of
transportation,
employment
problems, as
well as my
mother's
continued
marijuana use,
unemployment and
current
relationship
with a drug
trafficker. I
feel helpless
that I cannot
help them out. I
wouldn't know
where to start!
My husband
never has these
types of
problems with
his family, and
with him being
the main
breadwinner, I
can't ask him to
take care of us
and my family.
These issues are
a huge burden
for me. I feel I
escaped and left
my family in
Alcatraz. What
is a
sister/daughter
to do to help
her loved ones?
-- FEELING LIKE
I'M ON PAROLE
BLAH BLAH BLAH "I'm so much better than
them."
That's all I read when I read your letter,
PAROLE. You think you're so much above the
rest of your family, and you just want to extend
a helping hand to the lower class.
You know what? Fuck you. Fuck you
and your pretentious ass.
I bet there's a few people in your family
that are dying to say that to you, as well.
Except they're hoping for some kind of handout
and don't want to alienate the only line to
money that they have.
Family dynamics are just that. Dynamic.
Each part of the family plays a role and puts
dynamic pressure on the other parts. We
all make our choices, and our choices affect
each member of the family. They are where
they are as much as because of you as because of
them. And vice versa.
So help how you can, however you can, PAROLE.
And love them. But don't fucking look down
on another human being the rest of your life,
you pretentious fuck.--Argentum
DEAR MARGO: I am
a 38-year-old
successful
female who is
emotionally and
financially
secure. I have
been told that I
am very
attractive and
intimidate men.
I would like to
get married but
am thought to be
too independent.
In the past, I just thought that these men
were needy. However, I was having a group discussion in mixed company
where a man said it seems like women don't need men anymore.
I feel as though women were forced to
become independent and support themselves. Now, men seem to be
threatened by our success. Do I need to act like I "need"
men to find my soulmate? I abhor needy females, yet I do want to share
my life with someone with the ultimate goal of getting married and
perhaps having children.
What is ironic is that I would walk away
from my career for the right man and situation. In many ways, I feel
like I would rather be alone than have to acquiesce to a man's ego. --
MS. INDEPENDENT
MS.INDEPENDENT. What you really want
is for a man to tuck his sack behind his legs and put on some rouge
and eyeshadow for you. Maybe a dress, and sashay back and forth
for you.
You probably won't get over these feelings
until you strap on a strap-on, and corn-hole some guy into
submission.
Honestly, there are enough guys out there
who would be glad to either submit or mooch off of you that it really
makes me doubt the veracity of your letter. You haven't found
the right guy yet. Big deal. Its not time to hit the panic
button, although it is getting to the later innings if you want to
have children.
But the real kicker is that you're not
being honest with yourself. Figure out what you want and let it
happen.
Focus on yourself, not those around you.
And be all right with yourself, with who
and what you are. Everything else will fall into place.
--Argentum
DEAR MARGO: I was diagnosed with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) a few months after Hurricane
Katrina. As I was living in New Orleans at the time, I am still
dealing with the aftereffects such as insurance problems, etc.
I am in love with a man who lives
in another country thousands of miles away who is being treated with
medication to control Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Our
personalities clash quite a lot.
As these are both diseases related
to anxiety disorders, I am wondering if it is a good idea to keep this
relationship active while I am recovering from the PTSD. Professionals
tell me that OCD seems never to go away but can only be controlled,
while PTSD can be treated and sometimes cured.
I am in a dilemma. Any advice? -- BABS
You two nuts are fucked. You deserve
each other.
Think about this, BABS. You clash a
lot. Why the fuck would you want to be with someone with whom
you clash a lot? AND he lives in another country. You
don't even see this cock-sucker and already you're fighting?
Fucking hell, woman. Forget the PTSD and OCD alphabet soup for a
moment, look at what you're saying and what you got!
Desperation knows no bounds, and only one
scent. (That scent being CK ONE.)
Get your shit together and date someone
within reasonable driving distance. Quit being a fucking
idiot. --Argentum
(p.s. and don't ever, ever, EVER have kids)
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