As a mother of two and a stepmom of one, novelist and author of advice and humor books, and a longtime journalist, Millner brings a wide range of experience to her smart, down-to-earth, and sometimes sassy answers to readers' questions in her regular column, "Reality Check." Her column helps readers find common-sense solutions to the daunting ethics and etiquette dilemmas that often accompany life with kids.

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