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Father Is Making Serious Parenting Error Nov. 14, 2018

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: Many times, my mother will give me permission to do something and I'll make plans to do... Read More

Paterfamilias -- Trump and the Perils of Paternalism Oct. 04, 2018

Armstrong Williams

No one likes to be scolded or told what to do by an authority figure, even if it is for your own goo... Read More

Here's to People Who Work With Their Hands Aug. 30, 2018

Froma Harrop

After leaving high school, my father worked in factories and drove trucks. College was never in the ... Read More

Adult Stepdaughter's Presence Is a Burden Aug. 16, 2018

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I am married to a man with two children from a previous marriage. They are adults. My hu... Read More

An American Life Jul. 26, 2018

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Last week, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, a 92-year-old unsung American patriot lost his battle with cong... Read More

Love Your Father Jun. 16, 2018

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Readers: Happy Father's Day to all the men in our reading audience who have had the pleasures a... Read More

Not a Pro Bono Baby Sitter May. 14, 2018

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I'm a college sophomore. Recently, I baby-sat for a friend of a friend who is a few year... Read More

Needy or Nervous May. 04, 2018

Classic Annie's Mailbox

Dear Annie: I am a 57-year-old man with no siblings, and my mother is deceased. My 82-year-old fathe... Read More

Best Friend at One Point Feb. 28, 2018

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My father was diagnosed with cancer a year ago. I told a close childhood friend. She res... Read More

Ostracized Because of Parentage Nov. 14, 2017

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I need your advice. In my social life and at my places of employment, I used to tell peo... Read More

All but Biological Nov. 10, 2017

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I recently discovered that the man I called Dad all my life was not my biological father... Read More

Siblings Hit and Nazi Paraphernalia Sep. 29, 2017

The Family Coach

Dear Family Coach: Although we know that our 8-year-old daughter loves her 10-year-old brother very ... Read More

Who's My Daddy? Apr. 11, 2017

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I'm wondering whether you can tell me where to turn. I have no idea who I am. What I mea... Read More

A Kid's-Eye View Jan. 04, 2017

Single File®

DEAR SUSAN: I've been reading a lot of letters in your column about child support. How about a kid's... Read More

A Here-and-There Father Dec. 19, 2016

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My now-ex-husband and I got married and had a baby right after high school. We had a bea... Read More

A History of Abuse Nov. 24, 2016

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: As a child, I endured horrible physical and verbal abuse by my parents. As an adult, I f... Read More

Direct Contact Sep. 21, 2016

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My husband is a salesman and is constantly working, regardless of time of day or whether... Read More

Dear Old Times Sep. 19, 2016

Marc Dion

My mother will be 88 years old on Sunday. I will be 60 next May. My father died 30 years ago. I am a... Read More

Adapting to Anger Sep. 13, 2016

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I'm 18, and recently I've been having problems with my dad. I tried to be a mature perso... Read More

Taking Advantage of Dad Aug. 14, 2016

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My father is a widower in his late 80s and recently experienced a fire in his home that ... Read More