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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: Is there a tactful way to tell a dear cousin she needs a lump removed from her face?

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22 August 2015

9:00 AM

22 August 2015

9:00 AM

Q. How can you tactfully tell someone that the large skin tag or blob they have grown in the centre of their forehead is disfiguring and should be removed? The person involved is a dear cousin who spends all her time do-gooding and thinking of others and is totally unvain.

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