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Carolyn Hax chat: My cousin is telling people I’m excluding her ‘out of revenge’

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April 19, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

Most Fridays, advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions. Carolyn has hosted this chat since 1998, answering your wide-ranging questions about life, family, relationships and more. Some questions may be adapted into full columns.

This week’s live chat is over, but you can read a transcript from the discussion below. Carolyn’s next live chat is at 12 p.m. on May 3 and you can submit questions here. You can also submit questions for her column by emailing tellme@washpost.com.

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Carolyn has a Q&A with readers on Fridays. Read the most recent live chat here. The next chat is May 3 at 12 p.m.

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