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kitty chewing a cat toy, from Kadeva. Will stimulation for a cat work as a training tool? My Pet World offers advice to two pet owners with destructive and restless cats.
Cathy M Rosenthal

How to Train a Young Destructive Cat

Making the impossible possible

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | May 23, 2023
Cover of the book, “Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It.” By Francine Russo.
Books

‘Love After 50’ – An Excerpt

‘Find What’s Lovable about You – and Believe in It’

By Francine Russo | May 22, 2023
A woman resents her brother-in-law using an illegal handicap sticker and demands that her husband step in. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson advises in “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

Anger at In-law Using Illegal Handicap Sticker

The angry woman wants her husband to confront the user

By Amy Dickinson | May 19, 2023
happy senior couple on laptop, from Robert Kneschke. A son wants to keep the family Zoom connection alive for his aging parents, but his siblings have lost interest. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Keeping the Family Zoom Connection Alive

When the rest of the kinfolk have lost interest

By Amy Dickinson | May 12, 2023
a dog safely harnessed in a car, from Andrey Popov. Whether you’re traveling with pets or leaving them behind, these pets and travel tips can help ensure healthier, happier pets and owners.
Pets and Furry Friends

Pets and Travel: Tips and Advice

Whether your buddy is tagging along or staying behind

By Dr. Lauren Pastewka | May 9, 2023
A middle-aged woman looking pensively to the side. Image by Fizkes. Signs of autism in women are different. A woman wants to share this with her sister and mother, who may be autistic. "Ask Amy" weighs in.
Advice for Life

Autism in Women: A Personal Dilemma

After her diagnosis, she wants her mother and sister to be tested

By Amy Dickinson | May 5, 2023
Dog looking at sunset. A heartwarming look at a mother's belief that dogs go to heaven. Image by Anjajuli
Nick Thomas

Do All Dogs Go to Heaven?

Mom sure hoped so

By Nick Thomas | May 5, 2023
moody couple after disagreement. From Yuri Arcurs. After a dozen years without intimacy, this woman wants more – specifically, a new, or secondary, relationship. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Moving Along After Years Without Intimacy

She is “relatively young, healthy, and pretty” and wants more

By Amy Dickinson | April 28, 2023
woman eating alone, by Iakov Filimonov. A simple craving for meatloaf turns into a humiliating experience – then into a lesson learned and embraced. Lois Mills, co-host of the Silver and Sensational podcast, tells the tale.
Family

Meatloaf and Gossip

Learning to navigate through a new chapter of life

By Lois Mills | April 26, 2023
older woman watching TV and smiling, by Syda Productions. A retired woman is rethinking a self-imposed rule about when to read books and when to watch TV. See what “Ask Amy” says about books vs. TV.
Advice for Life

Books vs. TV: Retiring Old Rules

When to read vs. when to watch the boob tube

By Amy Dickinson | April 21, 2023

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