Dear Heloise: Regarding teaching responsibility to an 11-year-old, any parent who threatens to give away an adopted pet as a punishment doesn't understand responsibility! I was saddened to read the letter from a parent who wanted to model loving, responsible behavior to a young child with ...
Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and I love him deeply. He is kind, hardworking and devoted to our family. He will fix anything that breaks, drive across town if one of the kids needs something and make me coffee every morning without being asked. In so many ways, he ...
Dear Heloise: Do your gummy vitamins, supplements and the like stick to the bottom of their jars? Is it hard to dig them out? Let their stickiness and gravity work for you by storing the jars upside down! My wife and I faithfully read your column in the Ventura County Star. -- George V., in ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years, and every holiday now feels less like a celebration and more like a negotiation. My family lives about an hour away. My parents host a big Thanksgiving and Christmas every year with my siblings, nieces, nephews and all the ...
Dear Annie: This might seem a little weird for a 78-year-old man, but this really bothers me. When I was in elementary and high school, I wasn't liked by many of my fellow students. I was shy, a bit awkward and the target of bullying. I never fit in, and I thought high school would never end. ...
Dear Heloise: Today I opened a can of paint that I use infrequently and sparsely. Consequently, it's been opened and resealed many times. Today, when I went to reseal it, it didn't feel like the lid was properly seating itself in the can. I pulled off the lid and looked at the pattern of the ...
