I have been struggling for several years how to reconcile Christianity, especially the sect in which I was raised, with the analytic portion of my mind. I realize that I can't. Now the question is, how to broach the subject with my fundamentalist parents, who I am dependent on? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 16, 2009 - 42 answers

Does anyone know of a tool to graphically display dependencies on the web?

Basically, I want to be able to render an xml file of some database relationships in an intuitive and graphically appealing way. I would think that visio would have been able to do the trick but it does not seem to be able to.

I really would prefer to find an off the shelf version that I can just plug data into rather than writing my own if that is possible.

The display would be similar to http://www.visuwords.com/ or http://liveplasma.com/.
posted by GrumpyMonkey on Oct 13, 2008 - 2 answers

I have a really messed-up break-up situation. Is what I am about to do fair? [more inside]
posted by cincinnatus c on Aug 24, 2008 - 35 answers

I’m worried about an old friend of mine who lives far away and has been going through some tough times. I want to be a good friend to her, but I fear that she might rely a little too much on my long-distance friendship. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 14, 2008 - 7 answers

How to help parents and sibling out of what seems to be dependency cycle? [more inside]
posted by oblio_one on Dec 28, 2007 - 12 answers

AlcoholFilter: Harm reduction advice? [more inside]
posted by treepour on May 7, 2007 - 26 answers

How to deal with an employee who may have a drink or drug problem in a caring, conscientious manner... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 6, 2007 - 7 answers

My 29-year old sister is dependent on my parents to a very unhealthy degree. She refuses to counseling, and seems to be more and more of a burden on them which each passing year. She can be extremely verbally abusive towards my parents and it just breaks my heart to see her treat them this way. How can I encourage her to develop her own life and interests? How can I help my parents to stop feeling like they have to coddle her? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 29, 2006 - 11 answers

How can I learn to become less emotionally dependent on others and generally learn to love myself? (details..) [more inside]
posted by thewhitenoise on Aug 20, 2006 - 11 answers