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Who I Am Determines What I Write Jan. 10, 2024

The Raffel Ticket

What I've been thinking about this first month of 2024 is how much who I am determines what I wr... Read More

I'm Finally Allowed to Date, and I Have Three Opportunities Jan. 09, 2024

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I have three boys who want to date me and I just turned 16, so I'm now allowed to date.... Read More

Top of the Pops Jan. 09, 2024

Lost in Suburbia

One of the treats my husband and I love is having popcorn when we watch a movie at home. But after r... Read More

My Father Scolded Me for Passing up This Opportunity Jan. 08, 2024

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm a really good piano player and am only 16 years old. I've been playing since I was ... Read More

The Little Red Food Truck That Could Jan. 07, 2024

My So-Called Millennial Life

The food truck's chef was slow, their generator wailed, and the traffic sped by uncomfortably close.... Read More

Infidelity in the Inbox Jan. 06, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for more than 50 years. We have had a great life toge... Read More

I'm Shocked and This Made My Skin Crawl Jan. 06, 2024

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I live in a small community and am a girl who is 17. I met a guy of my age in a larger ... Read More

I'm on the Bridge to Nowhere, and Loving It Jan. 06, 2024

Georgia Garvey

I've been playing a lot of bridge lately — the card game, that is — on my tablet in bed ... Read More

For Those Dealing with Alcoholism Jan. 05, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My wife is an alcoholic. I wrote the letter below to myself really. I was wondering if y... Read More

My Teacher's Referral Suggestion Has Me Puzzled Jan. 05, 2024

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: One of my teachers at my high school realizes that I have challenges in my life, especi... Read More

Be Brave And Dream Big This Year Jan. 05, 2024

Holding Space for Good

Cleaning out a storage bin I found one of my journals from high school. The entry on Sunday, Nov. 3,... Read More

Valentines to Our Troops Jan. 04, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie. My former boyfriend has a wife in the Philippines. He used to sometimes say, "Oh, stay w... Read More

I Was Shocked the First Time I Saw It! Jan. 04, 2024

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'm one of two girls living in a single-parent household. I'm the eldest at 17 and my y... Read More

Guilted Into Generosity Jan. 03, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our mid-60s and have been married for 45 years. We had our child... Read More

Little Town in the Big City: A Family of Four Generations Jan. 03, 2024

Jamie Stiehm

Here in the heart of Washington, D.C., often considered a city of people passing through, I met a fa... Read More

Don't Look Back Jan. 02, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I've dated my boyfriend for more than 12 years. We got along fine when his grown kids we... Read More

Cheers to 2024! Jan. 01, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: When I was growing up, my father used to tell my brothers and sisters and me how importa... Read More

Heads Up! Dec. 31, 2023

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: Recently, I retired from youth sports coaching. I am writing this letter to warn your re... Read More

Plan a Special Vacation With an Older Parent Dec. 31, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Nicola Bridges As we walked down the long corridor, stopping for the fourth time to catch a breat... Read More

The Currency of Your Attention Is Worth a Resolution Dec. 31, 2023

My So-Called Millennial Life

The host of an NPR podcast explained how, as a kid, he was someone more eager to go to bed on New Ye... Read More