Dear Annie: I have a daughter who hasn’t spoken to me for almost 20 years, though she still maintains contact with her father. My husband and I have been married for 40 years, but our relationship has been extremely difficult for me. I’ve felt trapped in the marriage because I worked as ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) right cheek. The active blisters lasted about three weeks. Since then, she’s been experiencing continued neuropathy that involves itchiness, a sense ...
You don’t have to be a Halloween collector to know the symbols associated with the holiday. And there are a lot of them. Pumpkins are always a favorite, especially carved into jack-o’-lanterns, but anything spooky — witches, spiders, skeletons, monsters, ghosts — fits in. Anything related to nighttime, like bats and owls, or even moons and stars, is on theme, too. And if you’re still at a loss for ideas, anything orange and black will do. All this variety is just one reason why vintage Halloween decorations are so collectible! Look at this plastic Halloween decoration, which ...
Dear Readers: A great number of you wrote in about abusive partners and how you finally opened up the cage and flew out. Here are two letters that I found especially interesting: Dear Annie: While I respect “Married” for finally leaving her abuser — I’ve been there myself — I ...
Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for 10 years. We’ve had a lot of trials but always managed to hold onto each other and weather the storms. The last major trial was that I cheated on him with one of our best friends. I feel terrible about it; in fact, I think I ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My otherwise-healthy mother died at age 72 from the original COVID virus. Knowing that this could mean a severe outcome for me, I actively avoided COVID. Keeping up to date with vaccines, masking indoors at all times, and minimizing contact with others all kept me from getting ...
