Dear Prudence video: Mother who can’t tell the truth.

Help! My Mother-in-Law Said She Was Going Abroad but Stayed in a Nearby Hotel and Bought Fake Souvenirs.

Help! My Mother-in-Law Said She Was Going Abroad but Stayed in a Nearby Hotel and Bought Fake Souvenirs.

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Dear Prudence
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March 19 2014 2:01 PM

Dear Prudence: Mother Who Can’t Tell the Truth

My mother-in-law said she was going to England but stayed in a nearby hotel and bought fake souvenirs.

In this week’s video, Prudie counsels a woman who’s concerned about her mother-in-law’s increasingly elaborate lies.

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