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Dealing With Difficult Exes Dec. 20, 2024
Dear Annie: How do I convey to my adult married children that I do not like being around my ex for t... Read More
Holiday Gift Shopping? Bah, Humbug Dec. 14, 2024
The older I get, the less I like Christmas gifts (shopping for them, anyway) and the more I wish I c... Read More
Is It Time to Let Go? Dec. 01, 2024
Dear Annie: I've been in a 14-year relationship with a man who never proposed. Early on, it didn't b... Read More
Junk the 'Junk Food' Judgment, Please Nov. 16, 2024
"This is junk food, Mommy." That's what my 6-year-old told me as he sat down to his pre-swimming les... Read More
The Dope on Dope in Government-Run Schools Nov. 13, 2024
The National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education, r... Read More
The Cost of Duty, and Why We Should Pay It Sep. 28, 2024
It's hardly even fall, but already I'm looking for airline tickets for Thanksgiving, my jaw agape in... Read More
Working as a Teen Taught Me What the Classroom Couldn't Aug. 30, 2024
Some parents like to say, "School is my kids' job." School is important, sure, but I preferred work ... Read More
The Problem Is You Aug. 27, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband and I are trying to figure out how to emotionally support our adult daughter,... Read More
Overbearing In-Laws Aug. 15, 2024
Dear Annie: "John," my 40-year-old fiance (only child) has boundary issues with his parents. They co... Read More
Healing Tension in Blended Families Aug. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband has five kids from a previous marriage. One was — well, I'll say never ... Read More
Abandonment and Abuse Aug. 05, 2024
Dear Annie: I want to thank you for sharing reader responses to "Emotional Blackmail," the woman who... Read More
Repeated Rejections From Son Aug. 04, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a 56-year-old woman with two sons. I raised them mostly as a single parent. My olde... Read More
Supporting Sibling's Struggles, Protecting Parents' Well-Being Jun. 28, 2024
Dear Annie: My brother, "David," has been struggling with alcohol for years, and it's starting to ta... Read More
Navigating Family Dynamics in the Aftermath of a Narcissistic Parent's Death Jun. 23, 2024
Dear Annie: Very late in my life, I realized I was raised and influenced in a narcissistic family. M... Read More
The Government Failed at Fatherhood Jun. 18, 2024
The government spent decades trying to make fathers unnecessary. The failure of that experiment put ... Read More
More Text Talk Jun. 01, 2024
Dear Annie: My girlfriend's father has a knack for calling or texting me at the most inconvenient ti... Read More
Finding Peace by Forgiving Parents May. 31, 2024
Dear Annie: I wanted to write in with a mindset shift that I have had over the past couple of years.... Read More
In Praise of Mothers-in-Law May. 29, 2024
Dear Readers: So many of you were relieved that I printed a positive letter about mothers-in-law. Pl... Read More
Sisterly Snag: A Party Predicament May. 17, 2024
Dear Annie: My sister "Emily" and I were planning a joint celebration for our parents' 40th wedding ... Read More
More Grateful for Mom This Mother's Day May. 10, 2024
Mother's Day this year is extra special because for the first time in over two decades, I am spendin... Read More
