My best friend of 16 years left her husband for the woman she was having an affair with. I’ve been heartbroken over this situation. He is a wonderful man and they have three amazing kids. He didn’t deserve this. I met her now-girlfriend a year and a half ago. I didn’t care much for her girlfriend. She has an attitude that she can change a straight woman into a lesbian. I am having a hard time adjusting to my friend’s new lifestyle. I am a Christian and struggle to accept that she is all of a sudden a lesbian. Still, I love her no matter what. Next weekend I am having my annual Christmas party. She has always been a big part of this. Since she lives a few hours away, she usually comes down the day before and stays all weekend. Her husband never came with her in the past. The weekend has always been our time to hang out. Last night, she told me that she is bringing her girlfriend. I am upset. She has never brought her husband before! We have talked about how I have not warmed up to her girlfriend yet, but that didn’t seem to make a difference. How do I tell her that I look forward to hanging out with her, but I don’t want her to bring her girlfriend?
2012
Balancing act involves trial and error
Dear Annie: How can I deal with the demands of being a high school senior? I am overwhelmed.
We don’t need education revolution; just remodel using our new tools
Happy holidays! So, how do we move beyond schools for the last century to ones appropriate for the 21st?
Chamberlain,McFarland IV
VASSALBORO — Mr. and Mrs. Allen Chamberlain of Vassalboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Chamberlain, to Peter McFarland IV, son of Mr. Peter McFarland III of Standish and Ms. Debra McFarland of Winslow.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tide want Irish to throw
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama defense is familiar with teams trying to run right at – and through – it. That’s a way of life in the SEC.
SCOTT MARTIN: My Christmas wish list
Back in the day, I could write a mean Christmas wish list. I’d sit at the kitchen table, Red Sox hat pushed back on my head, pencil working furiously as I wrote down the hundreds of things I hoped to see under the Christmas tree.
Charity, welfare not interchangeable terms
In response to the recent letter suggesting that help and welfare are really quite similar, I would suggest that a better question would be: Are “charity” and “welfare” similar? In this case, the answer would be no.
Unborn among innocents losing lives every day
Our children’s generation is the first one to know that their parents could have chosen to kill them before they were born.
Split-second decisions a matter of life and death
I am writing in regard to the newspapers recent series about police use of deadly force. I believe several issues are intertwined, with mental health taking the forefront.
Stop showing pictures of these killers
A number of years ago, baseball games were constantly interrupted by streakers. Then we stopped talking about them or showing their actions on or in the media.