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How Cemeteries Get Creative to Survive in Their Role of Caring for the Dead Oct. 29, 2021

Holding Space for Good

As a teenager, I frequently walked to St. Stephen Cemetery after school to sit by my mom's headstone... Read More

October 25, 2021 Oct. 25, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I am a 15-year-old girl. Last weekend, I went on my third date with my boyfriend, "Shawn... Read More

Love Never Dies Oct. 23, 2021

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Dear Readers: Thank you for your heartfelt and humbling responses to Second Wife, who is bothered th... Read More

Offer a Helping Hand to Spend Time With Daughter Oct. 18, 2021

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Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old woman who used to live with my daughter and her family. I moved out l... Read More

October 13, 2021 Oct. 13, 2021

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Dear Annie: We have not seen our adult daughter in over two years. She cut off all ties with her ent... Read More

Teaching Kids to Feel It All Oct. 12, 2021

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Dear Annie: I enjoy reading your column in the Indianapolis Star. Today, I read the column, "How Do ... Read More

October 4, 2021 Oct. 04, 2021

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Dear Annie: Since my grandpa died last year, Grandma enjoys having others take care of her. She is q... Read More

Don't Forget About Your Finances Oct. 04, 2021

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Dear Annie: My sister and I have an older brother. We had a falling out with him several years ago a... Read More

Easing an Earworm Sep. 25, 2021

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Dear Annie: I was married 45-plus years when my husband passed away. After being alone for a few yea... Read More

How Do I Tell My Kids Our Dog Died? Sep. 19, 2021

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Dear Annie: One of our two sweet dogs died recently. Do you have any suggestions for how to explain ... Read More

Some Lessons From 9/11 Seem Hard for Us To Remember Sep. 17, 2021

C Force

With lessons learned from 9/11 so widely, recently and painfully recounted, the story of suffering a... Read More

From All-Knowing To Questioning It All Sep. 12, 2021

My So-Called Millennial Life

My kids enjoy having a hand in decorating our home. What that means is that scraps of cardboard beco... Read More

Anxiety After Loss Sep. 06, 2021

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Dear Annie: My husband passed away in April after suffering for many years from chronic obstructive ... Read More

The Black Hole of Death Threatens Us All. But What Comes Next Is Important, Too Aug. 28, 2021

Georgia Garvey

Read this column in its entirety on ChicagoTribune.com. I was making dinner when I heard t... Read More

Husband Has a Wandering Eye Aug. 26, 2021

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Dear Annie: I cannot believe I am asking for advice. Here goes! My mom, with whom I was very close, ... Read More

Is It Reasonable to Expect an Apology? Aug. 20, 2021

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Dear Annie: After my mother died, my father married a woman he found online. She only visited us onc... Read More

How Can I Help My Neighbor? Aug. 13, 2021

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Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is 90 years old. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who just di... Read More

So Long, Low Price Aug. 06, 2021

Marc Dion

His name was Leonard Kaplan, and he died a week ago at the age of 91 in Alpharetta, Georgia, far fro... Read More

How To Handle Social Security Affairs When Someone Dies Aug. 04, 2021

Social Security and You

I wrote a column about a year ago based on an email from an 85-year-old woman whose husband of 60 ye... Read More

August 2, 2021 Aug. 02, 2021

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I have a toddler grandson (18 months old), and his mother leaves him alone in the bathtu... Read More