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DEAR MIKE CARES: I'm a single 48-year-old male. I come from a close-knit family of four. I am my disabled nephew's personal home caregiver, taking care of him 24/7, 365 days a year. I live a normal, happy life with no interference. Lately, I've been stuck in a rut of sorts, and I can't figure it out. I am a Type 2 diabetic who maintains and watches my health very carefully but still struggle with my weight. I have been feeling down and sluggish lately. I don't know if I am ha

DEAR MIKE CARES: I have been married three years, this is my second marriage and his first. Even though we met at a bar and I was a little tipsy, I fell for him right away. But, the man I married is not the person I fell in love with. After our wedding, he demanded that I take his last name. I am proud of my last name, and I didn't want to drop it. (If only that were the sole problem.) I am no longer allowed to go out to lunch with my friends or even to see my family unless i

DEAR MIKE CARES: I have a real problem with my cousin and her husband. I have two sons, 13 and 14, and both are on the autism spectrum. I home school, so we live on their disability. We also receive food stamps. My cousin and her husband live in the same town and stop by unannounced, but only at dinnertime after we've gotten our food stamps. I told them this has to stop. Our food stamps barely cover us for a month, honestly. They told me I was rude and they keep coming! What