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The Happy-Enough Holiday Is More Than Good Enough Dec. 20, 2025
On my 11th Christmas, my parents were preparing to divorce. At the time, I didn't know that, of cour... Read More
Santa Has Equity Issues. Here's How Parents Can Help. Dec. 19, 2025
The holiday season is a generous one. More than half of U.S. adults report donating or having plans ... Read More
Beaten Down by Baseball Coach Dec. 08, 2025
Dear Annie: My 11-year-old son, "Max," used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to... Read More
Engaged and Estranged Nov. 20, 2025
Dear Annie: I'm in a strange situation with my childhood best friend, "Lila." We're both 32 now, and... Read More
We're Here, We're Annoyed and We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore Nov. 15, 2025
I'm forming a new political party. No offense intended to the two major ones we already have, but t... Read More
Walking on Eggshells Nov. 05, 2025
Dear Annie: I am 60 years old and the mother of five grown children. I raised them mostly on my own ... Read More
When Tough Love Turns Too Tough Oct. 31, 2025
Dear Annie: My husband, "Keith," and I have been married for 12 years. We've always been a team when... Read More
Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who Oct. 25, 2025
Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatchi... Read More
When It Comes to Halloween, I'm on the Supply Side of the Economy Oct. 11, 2025
I'm told that ours is a market economy — driven by supply and demand, or end-stage capitalism ... Read More
Got a Leaky Stress Valve? Here's How to Fix It. Oct. 09, 2025
One of the nice things about getting "older" — however you define it — is that you learn... Read More
Sorry, But I'm Going to Keep Calling You 'Mr.' Sep. 27, 2025
I got called "Georgia" by one of my son's friends the other day. I wasn't insulted — I know f... Read More
Babysitting or Back-Seat Parenting? Sep. 26, 2025
Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 3-year-old daughter, and we're trying to raise her with structur... Read More
The Blame Game in Parenting Sep. 22, 2025
Dear Annie: I often read essays about how parenting comes full circle, how the greatest accomplishme... Read More
An Obituary for Earnestness Sep. 20, 2025
A 99-year-old woman died yesterday. Though I'd never met her, I cried as I read her obituary. Her na... Read More
Are You Jeans Mom or Yoga Pants Dad? Either is Fine Sep. 06, 2025
There's a guy at my gym who works out in jeans. They're not baggy jeans, either, jeans that would gi... Read More
When Waiting for the 'Right Job' Goes Wrong Aug. 24, 2025
Dear Annie: My 23-year-old son graduated from college two years ago and has been unemployed ever sin... Read More
When You're a Parent, It's Always the First Day of School Aug. 23, 2025
The first day of school recently arrived at our house. I woke up early to get the kids ready in tim... Read More
Taylor and Travis Are Helping Me Be a Better Parent Aug. 19, 2025
SAN DIEGO — After weeks and months of digesting stressful stories about Ukraine, Gaza, redistr... Read More
It's OK, Parents -- Getting Mad Isn't Illegal Aug. 02, 2025
When I was in high school, rarely was an insult worse than calling someone "fake." "Gosh, I love you... Read More
Praying That the Camp Mystic Families Find Meaning in the Madness Jul. 19, 2025
On July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the first nuclear bomb in New Mexico on what's now the... Read More
