My husband works 60-hour weeks, and my friends are all child-free and prefer to see me without my kids. I’ve tried making friends in the neighborhood, without much success; I’m hoping that might change when my oldest starts kindergarten. My mom and I enjoy our time together, and the kids love her — but am I too dependent? Where do you draw the line?. DEAR TOO CLOSE: If you’re fine and she’s fine, then it’s fine. So, ask her if she’s OK with the frequency of calls and visits — that is, if you’re worried she wouldn’t speak up if you were crowding her. Otherwise I say enjoy the close relationship. Your kids sound lucky, too.
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Dance fans, it’s time for Season 19 of “Dancing With the Stars,” and there’s so much that is new, new, new! For one thing, there are now FOUR judges — head judge Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli are being joined by two-time DWTS champ/actress/singer Julianne Hough. Yep, Derek’s sister will be throwing down the paddles and if last season was any indication, she can be quite pointed in her observations and criticisms. Ought to be interesting. There is a new executive producer, Rob Wade; the first black pro dancer, Keo Motsepe; and a new cast of celebrities that just might have some talent in the trenches. In addition, instead of performances this week and then performances and results next Monday, like they did in Season 18, the results show will be … tomorrow! So no easy week — this is the big night when the dances will determine who gets the votes from the viewers and who gets the boot Tuesday night.
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Besides occasionally tackling some vocalist work, Taggart also handled most of the talking to the crowd. He seemed in good spirits, even feeling comfortable enough to poke a little fun at his less-than-inspiring effort on some kind of keyboard apparatus. “Hey, make some noise for me! I know I only played three notes, but I played the (expletive) out of them,” he said, nicely summarizing the live experience in the EDM-pop age. The most fulfilling moments came when Emily Warren ventured onstage, adding her memorable vocals to such offerings as “Don’t Say” and “My Type” (both of which she co-wrote and sang on in the recorded versions).
