Care and Feeding: What to do about your wife’s habit of stealing from hotels?

My wife is in the habit of taking things from the hotels we stay in, including towels, pillows, pillowcases, blankets, utensils, salt and pepper shakers.

She goes so far as to bring extra bags to load them up with whatever she can get her hands on.

Your wife has a problem and you need to help her get to the root of it.

How can I stop Mary ’s incessant requests to connect when she won’t take no for an answer? You have to tell Mary once and for all that you are done with her attempts at repairing your relationship? Consider writing her a letter, where you can spell out all of your issues with her without interruption.

If your child resembles your husband more, you’ll need to prepare them for the fact that strangers won’t always recognize the two of you as mother and child.

Gender will also, of course, be a factor.

If your world is basically white, you should address that before raising a mixed-race child.

Children of color often have difficult, isolating experiences when they’re few and far between.