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How Could Anyone Be Miserable on a Disney Vacation? Oct. 11, 2024
By pure luck, I traveled to Walt Disney World with my husband and my son just last week between hurr... Read More
This Election Season, Let's Choose Productive Public Discourse Mar. 08, 2024
It's time. Super Tuesday is over, and America is deep into an election season faced with two very fa... Read More
Bad-Tempered Sister-in-Law Feb. 20, 2024
Dear Annie: I was close to all my brothers when we were growing up, especially because we had no ext... Read More
Bad Manners at Home Jan. 28, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm newly married and now live in close proximity to my in-laws. We get together frequen... Read More
Stepdaughters Still Snarky After 26 Years Sep. 17, 2023
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 26 years, and we both are in our 60s, and neither... Read More
Encouragement Is One Thing I Need to Keep Going Aug. 22, 2023
Encouragement. For me it is a basic need or perhaps a character flaw. I'm not quite sure. All I know... Read More
Learning to Like Others May. 18, 2022
"The rule for all of us is perfectly simple: Do not waste time bothering whether you 'love' your nei... Read More
Thank the Security People Apr. 20, 2022
For years, I've made a practice of never going through security at an airport without saying "thank ... Read More
Good-Finders Are Winners Apr. 13, 2022
It pays to be a good-finder. This anecdote from Retta Shepherd says a lot: "A few months after my hu... Read More
Gratitude Attitude: Part 2 Aug. 20, 2021
Are you having a down day? When that happens, oftentimes it can be all too easy for us to tell ourse... Read More
Why I'm a Pollyanna Pollyanna Apr. 08, 2021
Everyone thinks Pollyanna was an annoying goody-two-shoes. Even Mary Pickford, the silent movie star... Read More
Shattered By Loss Feb. 19, 2021
Dear Annie: Last month, I lost the man of my dreams, my husband. It hurts so bad without him. I don'... Read More
Good Boss/Bad Boss -- Your Choice May. 13, 2020
The first thing to remember if you are going to "get along" with the boss is to never forget, accord... Read More
How to Get Your Perspective Back on Track May. 05, 2020
My Dear Readers: These days, it's easy to fall into the muck and mire of worry and defeat. Personal ... Read More
Old Maidism: A (Gentle) Rant Apr. 15, 2020
This is definitely equal-opportunity advice, since thinking/acting like an old maid is a personality... Read More
Some People Are Happy Being Unhappy Apr. 13, 2020
Q: No one can out-depress my new neighbor! I have learned not to ask her how she is. She spends at l... Read More
Star Strife With Venus and Mars Jan. 26, 2020
Among the strongest forces in the universe: gravity, electromagnetism and curiosity. Without the las... Read More
October 29, 2019 Oct. 29, 2019
Dear Annie: My husband, an only child, never had a great relationship with his father, "Clyde." My m... Read More
Busting a Bad Mood Oct. 22, 2019
Picture a mood ring on your finger. (Pretend with me that they work!) What color is it — a hap... Read More
New Friend Won't Stop 'Topping' Stories Sep. 06, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My family and I recently moved to a new city. I enjoy my new school — I even took... Read More
