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Take Heart May. 23, 2019

Connie Schultz

This has become too rare, I suddenly realized — this unscheduled gift of a moment. I was sitt... Read More

More Tips May. 22, 2019

Single File®

Single parenting can be lonely, coming back to needy children and a partnerless home every night. Bu... Read More

Don't Call Him a Klutz! And More Rules of the Parenting Game May. 21, 2019

Energy Express

"Hit the ball! You're not concentrating!" "Your baby sister could have caught that!" "Run! Faster!... Read More

When Friends Fill Void Left By Family May. 20, 2019

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My husband and I moved to another state following our retirements a few years ago. We mo... Read More

Hard to Swallow May. 20, 2019

Dear Doug

Q: I came down with a serious case of pneumonia two years ago and, thankfully, got better. Unfortuna... Read More

A Safe Place for Kallie May. 16, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I recently remarried and became a stepmom to my husband's three daughters. My concern is... Read More

On the Fence About the Family Reunion May. 15, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I'm the youngest of 10 siblings. Most of my brothers and sisters are much older, and I w... Read More

What Money Values Are You Passing on to Your Kids? May. 15, 2019

Ask Carrie

Dear Readers: Mother's Day has me feeling a bit wistful about the fact that my kids are now in their... Read More

Happy Mother's Day! May. 12, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Readers: Happy Mother's Day. Please phone your mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, stepmother o... Read More

She's a Three-Time Winner May. 11, 2019

Tales From the Front

Dear Cheryl: My first husband died, and I remarried a man who adopted my five children. He also died... Read More

Past the Breaking Point May. 10, 2019

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I'm caught in a cycle of being too busy, tired and stressed out to ask my family for hel... Read More

It's a Little Late To Wonder About Pete May. 09, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I'm starting to wonder about my son-in-law, "Pete." He married my daughter some 40 years... Read More

Brother Works Brother into Poverty May. 09, 2019

At Work

Q: My brother convinced me to visit him in the U.S., so I applied for a temporary visa and came. I l... Read More

Bad Grandparents May. 08, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 33 years. His parents disliked me from our first ... Read More

Thief -- or Wrongly Accused? May. 06, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My 32-year-old son is currently traveling overseas on business. He is staying at a hotel... Read More

Losing My Religion May. 03, 2019

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: We raised our children in church, and then lost our religion. There were so many reasons... Read More

Homeless Tom Can't Hold a Job May. 02, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My brother-in-law, "Tom," lives with us because he is not able to hold a job. Fifteen ye... Read More

Does Living Apart Mean Breaking Apart? Apr. 29, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I have given the past 10 years to a man I love very much. "Cliff" wants to marry me, but... Read More

The Christian-Pagan Divide Apr. 27, 2019

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for three years, although we've been apart a great... Read More

Light at the End of the Divorce Tunnel Apr. 26, 2019

Tales From the Front

Divorce is right up there with death, illness, natural and unnatural disasters and financial hardshi... Read More