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I Just Called To Complain About Joe'. Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin on Apr 24, 2024. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been mortified, twice, by close friends while talking on the phone. They each told a story about another friend who repeatedly annoys them with a certain behavior. It was only later that I realized they were ...Gifts of Love: Creating Memories and Teaching Values. Annie Lane on Apr 23, 2024. Dear Readers: Many of you wrote in with tips on encouraging children to focus less on material items. Thank you for sharing these terrific suggestions. Here are some of my favorite letters: Dear Annie: I just read your letter from "Caught in the Middle," the ...Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on Apr 25, 2024. Dear Amy: Have I been gaslighted? My mother was a difficult person. She was often not nice to my sister-in-law. I admired my SIL for taking the high road and for being respectful toward my mother, and I told her so many times. I bumped heads big time with my mother, too, but had a good last ...Navigating a Complicated Relationship With Mom. Annie Lane on Apr 4, 2024. Dear Annie: I was abused by my dad as a child, and my relationship with my mother was hell growing up. She was verbally and physically abusive toward me well into my 20s. She began a new relationship and things got worse. The situation between us got a little better when ...Ask Amy: Father and daughter disconnect over disclosure. Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on May 13, 2024. Dear Amy: In 1964, I met my wife "Laura" and her infant baby "Beth." (Laura had gotten pregnant with a married man.) Laura and I were married, and I adopted Beth when she was 1 year old. We raised Beth as my biological ...Worried About How Lonely My Life Will Be. Annie Lane on Apr 2, 2024. Dear Annie: I am very confused. I have a friend who is 70 and is in the hospital. She has put a mutual friend, "Dorothy," down as her daughter. She has a son, but he is a man-child. Our friend Dorothy has so many obligations as it is. Dorothy and I are close, and we are ...Dear Amy: Several years ago, my father and his wife visited me for a week. I spared no expense trying to ensure that they enjoyed themselves, particularly his wife. (She married him after I was grown. My own mother died when I was five.) The week was full of shopping, casino time, outdoor activities, and sightseeing. I thought it went great. After our "guests" departed my wife dropped a bomb ...Caught in a Complex Connection. Annie Lane on May 5, 2024. Dear Annie: I'm sad to say that my mother has been lonely for far too long. Her relationship with my father was unsatisfying, and they separated years before his untimely death 18 years ago. Since then, she has neither dated nor maintained any close friendships.Caught in a Complex Connection. Annie Lane on May 5, 2024. Dear Annie: I'm sad to say that my mother has been lonely for far too long. Her relationship with my father was unsatisfying, and they separated years before his untimely death 18 years ago. Since then, she has neither dated nor maintained any close friendships.Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on Jul 4, 2022. Dear Amy: I was married for 46 years to a man who probably shouldn't have been married at all. He was not affectionate, even during sex, cheated on me at least once, and when I asked why he married me, he said, "Because it was the thing to do.". He passed away in 2021, disabled and ...Annie Lane on May 12, 2024. Dear Readers: Wishing you all a Happy Mother's Day. Below are some beautiful quotes to enjoy on Mother's Day. "We are born of love; love is our mother." -- Rumi. "To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow."Dear Annie: About a week ago, "Heartbroken Grandpa" sent a letter about his granddaughter's addiction and death. He wonders if there was something else he should have done. I've been there. My son also had an addiction, but his was with alcohol. We did everything that we could. He knew that he was an alcoholic; he tried to get away from it.Aug 9, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: One of my best friends is married to someone who I thought was a great guy. I’m happily married, and the four of us go out a lot. We even have a group text and send funny memes and make plans through it. Well, the other night, he slid into my DMs on Instagram and told me I looked “beautiful” on our double date.Husband's Hypochondria Getting Out of Hand. Annie Lane on Mar 21, 2024. Dear Annie: My husband is a hypochondriac. It is so very hard living with him. Every time he hears of someone in our family coming down with an illness, he claims he has it. He is a healthy man and perfectly able-bodied. I get disgusted when he takes a handicapped spot next ...Taking Responsibility for Sex Addiction. Annie Lane on Apr 3, 2024. Dear Annie: My own experience tells me that your advice to Starving Wife may have overlooked another possibility. I lived for years with what Starving Wife is experiencing. My sexual relationship began with my husband when he was 42 and I was 45.Dear Annie: My bullheaded 50-year-old daughter has taken gossip from 32 years ago to make my life a living hell. I have four grown children. My older daughter called everyone she could think of ...Dear Amy: My husband and I have a very sweet 8-year-old son. His dad and I adore him. We’re having a great time going through life together. Recently he has been emotional and sensitive. He has said several times that he doesn’t want to grow up. When I ask him why, he says he’ll miss all of the things we do together, like reading together ...Stingy Husband Frustrates Generous Wife. Annie Lane on May 23, 2024. Dear Annie: My husband and I are both in our late 60s. We've been married about six years and we both have very decent retirement funds, with him actually very financially secure with lots of money put back. We split the bills and groceries, including eating out about three ...Gifting Gone Wrong. Annie Lane on Jan 22, 2024. Dear Annie: On Dec. 19 of 2022, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ahead of time, my husband and I talked with both sets of our parents and we all agreed that we would not be exchanging Christmas gifts that year. I wanted for Christmas to be quiet so that I could focus on my newborn and ...DEAR MISS MANNERS: We live in a 55+ community on a golf course. One woman, who is very heavy, always wears a knee-high or above-the-knee skirt when golfing. She is actually the only woman here who does. When it comes time for her to pick up or put down her ball, all the men look away and the other women say nothing.Life Advice / Dear Annie / Apr 09, 2024. Dear Annie: I'm 74 years of age, and I rent a room from a lady who has a 15-year-old son. I pay $600 a month for rent. I pay her $350 in cash, and I work off the other $250 by cleaning and cooking. I vacuum and make her bed and clean the restrooms.Ask Amy: Sex offender lives in the neighborhood. Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on Apr 26, 2024. Your child's preschool teachers are a great source of wisdom. Ask for their advice. Dear Amy: I cried when I read these words in reply to the question from "Scared Mom," about her daughter's alcoholism: " Offer her a judgment ...Dear Amy: I have an open relationship with “Brett,” my partner of many years. I allow Brett to have sex with other women as long as I am comfortable with the woman and privy to all communication between them. Only sex is allowed, with no dating or relationship. Recently Brett saw “Charlotte,” a single female (with my approval). When he started …Dear Annie: You have printed letters from grandparents who are considering moving away from their grandkids, and I have some advice based on personal experience: DON'T DO IT! This is my life right now, post-retirement. My husband and I lived in the busy boroughs of New York City, where I was happy, and then moved to a less populated area.

Dear Miracles: Thank you for your letter. I hope it encourages others to carry on. Dear Annie: I always read your column and have forever, but today is the first time I've been inspired to write. I read the letter from the woman who was saying her parents were celebrating their 50th but felt they should have ended the marriage years ago ...Dear Amy: My husband and I were thrilled recently to have the opportunity to leave town for one night. My parents offered to watch our 4-year-old son for the 24 hours we were gone. My folks live locally and have spent a lot of time with their grandson, but they’ve never done the overnight thing before. We left our folks very prepared with pre-made …Dear Amy: My father in-law is a retired law enforcement officer. Due to scientific advances since his retirement, it turns out that much of his career was a sham. DNA evidence has exonerated many of the people that he put behind bars - to such a large extent that a television network chose to air a story about him and his corrupt practices a number of years ago. He claims that he did the ...Warning Signs of Undiagnosed Dementia. Annie Lane on Apr 10, 2024. Dear Annie: I'm writing in response to the letter from "Brokenhearted Grandma," whose husband grew angry and controlling over time. Reading about what has happened in her family brought back memories of what happened in my own family. After 20 years of marriage, my husband also ...

Balancing Family Loyalties. Annie Lane on Mar 5, 2024. Dear Annie: My daughter has a 13-year-old son by her first husband and a 14-month-old by her new husband. She and the new husband have been living together for over seven years. She moved eight hours away with our grandson, then 6, and the boyfriend immediately …Henry Cavill is going from "The Witcher" to the witching hour: The actor is expecting his first child with entertainment executive Natalie Viscuso, The Times has confirmed. The "Justice League" and "The Tudors" alum alluded to the life update Monday in New York at the red-carpet premiere for his latest film, "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare."Loss, Recovery and Tough Family Choices. Annie Lane on May 8, 2024. Let me add my blunt thoughts. My parents were the same. Several times growing up, I asked my mum why we couldn't leave my dad and basically got, "You need to have a dad." I'm 60 years old. What that "need" got me was years of therapy for the way I was treated, and I'll probably ...…

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