"One family just gave my son something that looks cheap and probably purchased at a secondhand store (and this isn’t the first time)."

A “cheap,” secondhand Christmas present threatens to upend a family’s traditional gift exchange; a family’s “gay black sheep” is tired of trying to heal his

This is a small problem, but I’m not sure how to handle it. Our entire family of 10 exchanges gifts for Christmas. One family just gave my son something that looks cheap and probably purchased at a secondhand store (and this isn’t the first time).

The bride's mother said her daughter had been busy and “apparently she didn’t have the time” to send thank-yous.

A few years ago, we were invited to my cousin’s eldest daughter’s wedding. Although my cousin and I are close, I barely know the daughter. We were invited only because my cousin wanted me there. The wedding was out of town,

A few years ago, we were invited to the wedding of my cousin’s eldest daughter. Although my cousin and I are close, I barely know the daughter. We were invited only because my cousin wanted me there.