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Saying No Without Guilt Apr. 29, 2025
Dear Annie: Over 10 years ago, I worked with a nonprofit organization on a contract project and beca... Read More
Marital Loneliness and Difficult Discoveries Oct. 22, 2024
Dear Annie: For the past four years, my wife and I have barely spoken. We don't share anything or do... Read More
Overcoming Family Guilt and Setting Boundaries Oct. 11, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm a 50-plus married empty nester with a full-time job and three dogs. Life is still bu... Read More
Grandma Struggles With Guilt and Boundaries Jul. 26, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm a 58-year-old grandmother to two grandchildren: a 7-year-old boy and a 13-year-old g... Read More
Guilt-Tripping Our Way to Self-Destruction Feb. 08, 2024
Everywhere we turn, the country looks like it is falling apart. Crime is out of control. Millions of... Read More
The Myth of 'Out-of-Control Crime' Jan. 30, 2024
Last fall, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote "public views about crime needn't have much t... Read More
The Parental Guilt Machine, Hard at Work Jan. 13, 2024
There's a pile of paper on my dining room table — art projects and connect-the-dots and math w... Read More
Doing Time Without Committing a Crime Jan. 09, 2024
Everyday throughout America, people plead guilty to crimes they did not commit. There are countless ... Read More
Turning Back Time Jan. 11, 2023
DEAR SUSAN: I broke up with my boyfriend of six months two days ago. There wasn't any specific reaso... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Dec. 25, 2022
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Guilt and Pain Dec. 16, 2022
Dear Annie: About two years ago I was pregnant with my firstborn. About five months into the pregnan... Read More
I Have a Deep Moral Dilemma Jul. 30, 2022
DR. WALLACE: Two years ago, I cheated on a final exam during my sophomore year of college and receiv... Read More
Burdened by Boundaries Apr. 14, 2022
Dear Annie: My son is 53 years old — a good person but an alcoholic. He followed me to Florida... Read More
My Sister Only Sees in Red and Blue Feb. 18, 2022
Dear Annie: I read with great interest the letter written by "Nostalgic and Regretful," who was wond... Read More
JUNE 26, 2021 Jun. 26, 2021
Dear Annie: "Iris" and I have been friends for 20 years. She is married, retired and has grown child... Read More
Feeling Guilty About Moving On Mar. 04, 2020
Dear Annie: I have been a practicing attorney for six years. My current job as an in-house attorney... Read More
Dad's Promise Has Shifted Feb. 25, 2020
DR. WALLACE: My father promised to quit smoking if I made the honor roll at my high school. A week b... Read More
This Mom Made a Big Mistake Dec. 28, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My mother recently suspected me of doing something wrong, but she said that if I told h... Read More
December 23, 2019 Dec. 23, 2019
Dear Annie: Two years ago, my sister called crying that they were going to lose their house. She did... Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Guilt and Pain Dec. 13, 2019
Dear Annie: About two years ago I was pregnant with my firstborn. About five months into the pregnan... Read More
