• Advice

    Posted on April 30th, 2009

    Written by Judy

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    After Murder: Kid Trauma

    Dear Judy,
    My daughter who is 9 is very friendly with another little girl in her class, and they’ve had a lot of sleepovers, play-dates, etc. Last week — and I can’t believe I’m writing this — the mother of that little girl was murdered. The estranged father is the main but not the official suspect, but not yet [...]

  • Advice

    Posted on January 20th, 2009

    Written by Judy

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    How to Respond to News of A Murder

    Dear Judy,
    I see from reading your advice column (I am new to thecheckoutline) that you get people writing in all the time about supposedly sympathetic friends and acquaintances who make dumb remarks about the dead. These people ask you what to say in reply.
    I have a fairly special situation. My sister was shot dead in [...]