Family

sad man clutching his loved one's sweater. Image by Dmytro Zinkevych. Grief manifests in many forms – including clutter and hoarding. See how Ask Amy advises this man who feels stuck in grief.
Advice for Life

Stuck in Grief and Clutter

When grief seems here to stay

December 16, 2022
sad dog in a kennel. Image by Havel. Separation anxiety, barking, zoomies – this adopted dog is experiencing all the classic adjustment issues.
Pets and Furry Friends

Adjustment Issues with an Adopted Dog

This two-year-old dog is a mix of messes

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | December 14, 2022
woman using a rolling pin to roll out dough. Image by Lido. Her husband asked her to prepare additional baked goods for a gluten-free guest, but she’s feeling a bit overwhelmed. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Holiday Baking for a Gluten-Free Guest

How much extra baking should she be expected to do?

By Amy Dickinson | December 9, 2022
An extended family playing charades. Image by Monkey Business Images. Resurrect some of your old childhood games to bond with your grandchildren, support important skills, and create lasting memories.
Family

Play Your Childhood Games with Your Grandkids

Transform fond old memories into new memories

By Charlie Fletcher | December 7, 2022
worried wife in bed, for article on a lying cheating husband. Image by Monkey Business Images
Advice for Life

He’s Still a Lying Cheating Husband

But he doesn’t want his wife to leave

By Amy Dickinson | December 6, 2022
angry husband yelling at wife. Image by Fizkes. Married, in her mid-60s, and her husband doesn’t want her to take a girls’ trip with her sister. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson advises in this issue of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

Husband Disapproves of Girls’ Trip

Does the problem go deeper than this one disagreement?

By Amy Dickinson | November 29, 2022
crying mother and daughter sitting on a bed. Photo by Albertshakirov. A concerned grandma wants her daughter, two grandkids, and verbally abusive son-in-law to move in with her. See what “Ask Amy” advises. 
Advice for Life

Grandma Wants to Help Despite Abusive Son-in-Law

Where does a loving parent draw the line in helping a daughter and grandkids?

By Amy Dickinson | November 18, 2022
Soldier sitting and talking on a phone while also looking at a laptop for resources, such as resources are available to help veterans managing IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Image courtesy of Getty Images via Family Features.
Health

Veterans Managing IBD

Battling inflammatory bowel disease, inc. Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

By Family Features | November 8, 2022
a young boy concentrating as he is playing learning game. Monkey business Images. An uncle is upset that his nephew toddler chooses not to hug him – and especially that the parents won’t force it. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson says in this installment of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

A Toddler’s Choice to Hug or Not to Hug

‘What’s wrong with parents these days?’

By Amy Dickinson | November 4, 2022
Cover image: Robert W. Norris wrote a moving tribute to his mother: “The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me.”
Books

‘Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me’

Preface from ‘The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise’ by Robert W. Norris

By Robert W. Norris | October 31, 2022

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