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Progression of a Winter Break Jan. 04, 2020
Winter Break, Minus One Day: I cannot wait for school to be over. The kids need a break. We all need... Read More
Don't Look Back Jan. 03, 2020
Dear Annie: I've dated my boyfriend for more than 12 years. We got along fine when his grown kids we... Read More
Taking Babysitters for Granted Dec. 16, 2019
Dear Annie: As the parent of a 16-year-old daughter who does a fair amount of babysitting, I wanted ... Read More
Preserving Memories Dec. 03, 2019
When my oldest son was first born, I told our family I was going to have his photo professionally ta... Read More
November 4, 2019 Nov. 04, 2019
Dear Annie: When I was a teenager I gave up a child for adoption. Eighteen years later, "Doris" came... Read More
Your Story: Part 3 Nov. 01, 2019
Because I'm an author, columnist and journalist, working with words comes naturally. But I'm well aw... Read More
Life Lessons From Lanyard Oct. 11, 2019
I'm finally putting away the junk from the summer, and of course that includes an unfinished lanyard... Read More
Saying Goodbye in a Changing World Sep. 06, 2019
Saying goodbye is never easy. Every school child quotes "Parting is such sweet sorrow" from "Romeo a... Read More
Happy Birthday, President Clinton Aug. 23, 2019
On the occasion of Bill Clinton's 73rd birthday, the chattering class has come to bury the president... Read More
A Drop Into a Stream. A Stream Into a River. A River Into an Ocean Aug. 11, 2019
We had just climbed out of the underworld of Carlsbad Caverns when the cellphone towers finally ping... Read More
Evangeline Passes Jul. 08, 2019
I had a pickup truck. Her bloodline is not important, though I will say she was a 2001 and white in ... Read More
Bachelorette Goodies Jul. 06, 2019
Last week, I was visiting my parents in the home I grew up in. As always, they sent me home with rel... Read More
Spirit Moon May. 26, 2019
The moon slips out of altruistic Aquarius and into the realm of spirits, appropriate for the America... Read More
Differing Perspectives on the College Admissions Scandal Apr. 17, 2019
Dear Annie: My best friend and I agree on almost everything, but something has come up that has caus... Read More
That Old Box of Letters Mar. 26, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm a happily married almost-70-year-old woman who has been sorting and purging the cont... Read More
Sad Valentine's Day Memories Feb. 14, 2019
Dear Annie: Each Valentine's Day, I am filled with incredible sadness. Two years ago, my husband and... Read More
No More Castle on the Hill Sep. 08, 2018
I've written of the Castle before. I lived in it for a year while I was in Australia. We sometimes h... Read More
More on New Therapies Fighting Chronic Disorders Aug. 31, 2018
Last week, I raised a concern that new emerging approaches to the social and psychological aspects o... Read More
Can't Forget About Her May. 25, 2018
Dear Annie: My family relocated the year I was entering ninth grade, and on the third day at my new ... Read More
