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Making America Great Again Requires More Babies Jan. 28, 2025
There's little need to become an interplanetary country if we can't populate the country we already ... Read More
Overcoming Loneliness and Building Connections Jan. 24, 2025
Dear Annie: My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood — abuse in ... Read More
When Father's Vision Doesn't Match Your Own Jan. 02, 2025
Dear Annie: I am 36 years old, and I recently spoke to my dad. He raised me, and we have always been... Read More
Inheritance Dilemma: Fairness vs. Feelings Dec. 27, 2024
Dear Annie: I will be inheriting a modest sum of money and want to gift some of it to my two married... Read More
Widow Struggles With Daughter's Distant Behavior Dec. 26, 2024
Dear Annie: I have three children, a son and two daughters. I am a widow, and my family has always b... Read More
Should I Evict My Son? Dec. 21, 2024
Dear Annie: I have a 47-year-old son who lives with me. He pays no rent, and he does not help with t... Read More
Dealing With Difficult Exes Dec. 20, 2024
Dear Annie: How do I convey to my adult married children that I do not like being around my ex for t... Read More
Holiday Gift Shopping? Bah, Humbug Dec. 14, 2024
The older I get, the less I like Christmas gifts (shopping for them, anyway) and the more I wish I c... Read More
Is It Time to Let Go? Dec. 01, 2024
Dear Annie: I've been in a 14-year relationship with a man who never proposed. Early on, it didn't b... Read More
Junk the 'Junk Food' Judgment, Please Nov. 16, 2024
"This is junk food, Mommy." That's what my 6-year-old told me as he sat down to his pre-swimming les... Read More
The Dope on Dope in Government-Run Schools Nov. 13, 2024
The National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education, r... Read More
The Cost of Duty, and Why We Should Pay It Sep. 28, 2024
It's hardly even fall, but already I'm looking for airline tickets for Thanksgiving, my jaw agape in... Read More
Working as a Teen Taught Me What the Classroom Couldn't Aug. 30, 2024
Some parents like to say, "School is my kids' job." School is important, sure, but I preferred work ... Read More
The Problem Is You Aug. 27, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband and I are trying to figure out how to emotionally support our adult daughter,... Read More
Overbearing In-Laws Aug. 15, 2024
Dear Annie: "John," my 40-year-old fiance (only child) has boundary issues with his parents. They co... Read More
Healing Tension in Blended Families Aug. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband has five kids from a previous marriage. One was — well, I'll say never ... Read More
Abandonment and Abuse Aug. 05, 2024
Dear Annie: I want to thank you for sharing reader responses to "Emotional Blackmail," the woman who... Read More
Repeated Rejections From Son Aug. 04, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a 56-year-old woman with two sons. I raised them mostly as a single parent. My olde... Read More
Supporting Sibling's Struggles, Protecting Parents' Well-Being Jun. 28, 2024
Dear Annie: My brother, "David," has been struggling with alcohol for years, and it's starting to ta... Read More
Navigating Family Dynamics in the Aftermath of a Narcissistic Parent's Death Jun. 23, 2024
Dear Annie: Very late in my life, I realized I was raised and influenced in a narcissistic family. M... Read More
