Dear Annie: My best friend of over 20 years has a son that is her world. Her entire life revolves around him. What I've noticed is that he has become such a master of manipulation that either she ignores it or she truly doesn't see it. For example, he recently transferred colleges to accept ...
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 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 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: 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. ...
