Family

A man on phone outside, for article on a clueless silver widower. Image by Andrei Zastrozhnov
Advice for Life

Clueless Silver Widower

His lack of experience ‘wooing and flirting’ leave him stranded

By Amy Dickinson | October 20, 2023
women playing bridge, image by Iakov Filimonov. Article giving advice after one friend cuts ties mysteriously, after 25 years of playing bridge together.
Advice for Life

Long-time Friend Mysteriously Cuts Ties

Will mutual friends become collateral damage?

By Amy Dickinson | October 13, 2023
overweight woman meditating at the beach by the water. By Mikhail Kokhanchikov. For article on a mother bothered by her grown daughter's weight
Advice for Life

Bothered by Her Grown Daughter’s Weight

How can mom broach the issue?

By Amy Dickinson | October 6, 2023
Broken Water book cover
Family

Radical Hope and Boomer Music

Why the baby boomer generation has the best music

By Barbara Lane | October 4, 2023
wedding decoration with Champagne bottles dressed up as bride and groom, by Milaapid. For article on a controlling Momzilla mother-in-law
Advice for Life

Controlling Momzilla in Wedding Planning Mode

‘There is trouble on the horizon,’ the advice columnist agrees

By Amy Dickinson | September 29, 2023
woman and dog, happy, on the floor. By Pojoslaw. Article on how pets talk to us and think.
Pets and Furry Friends

Our Pets Talk to Us

How animals might ‘think’ and experience their world

September 27, 2023
The idea of green burials can seem distasteful and even disrespectful in a country accustomed to a more sanitized view of death, but dead bodies and green burials are not a threat to public health, says Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of the Public Health Administration and Policy program at the University of Minnesota. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Caregiving

Green Burials Battle

A fight over green cemeteries affects all of Minnesota

By Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune | September 25, 2023
Senior woman on a couch with a dog. Credit Seventyfourimages. After 6 years of daily visits, a woman is done with dog sitting her grown children's dogs and wants her own time. See what "Ask Amy" advises.
Advice for Life

Mom Is Done with Dog Sitting

And with being a doormat, too

By Amy Dickinson | September 22, 2023
Two older couples laughing and toasting friendship on a porch overlooking mountainside. By Alessandro Biascioli. For article on overcoming negative thinking patterns.
Health

Breaking the Cycle

Strategies for Overcoming Persistent Negative Thinking

September 21, 2023
A poodle hiding under furniture, for article on a poorly socialized rescue dog.
Pets and Furry Friends

Hope for a Poorly Socialized Rescue Dog

Will time and training do the trick?

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | September 20, 2023

Signup for BOOMER'S weekly newsletter

Copyright © 2024 Ross Media Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
BOOMER Magazine™ is a trademark of Ross Media Solutions, Inc.