Lifestyle Columns

The Burden of Always Being Available
Dear Annie®, Jul. 20, 2026
Dear Annie: My younger sister has always been the "fun one" in our family. She breezes in late with a bottle of wine and a funny story, and somehow everyone forgives her before she has even taken off her coat.

Making Peace With a Changed View
Dear Annie®, Jul. 19, 2026
Dear Annie: My next-door neighbor recently cut down several beautiful old trees along our shared property line. These were not little saplings.

Growing Older, Feeling Smaller
Dear Annie®, Jul. 18, 2026
Dear Annie: I sit here writing to you starting another week much like the past six months of this year: depressed by the way time has altered my life.