Posts Tagged ‘dear prudence’
Awful human being alert
It’s hard to believe that someone could be as lacking in self awareness as the woman who wrote this letter to advice columnist Dear Prudence. How could anyone read this letter and not think they are coming across as an classist, elitist, repulsive snob? Dear Prudence, Recently my friend Amy made a new friend, Mary.…
Read MoreThe truth is sometimes truly better than fiction. This is just such a case.
Sometimes the letters that Slate’s Dear Prudence receives are better than any fiction I’ve read all week long. This is an example of just such a letter: “While cleaning out my late grandfather’s house, my aunt discovered a dildo. She asked me what I thought it was and I could not bring myself to tell…
Read MoreShe’s worried about her husband’s diapers. She should be more worried about her child’s early morning routine.
Slate’s Dear Prudence answers a question from a reader whose husband is a lifelong bed wetter who wears a diaper and rubber pants to bed each night. The reader is worried about the possibility of her children discovering their father’s secret and wants to know if they should be proactive and tell the kids before…
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