Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for four years. I have never been married before, and my wife, “Gertrude,” was divorced when we married. While dating, Gertrude told me about how her ex-husband would verbally abuse her and her child. But now Gertrude is treating me the same ...
Dear Heloise: I recently had to replace the paper towel holder in my kitchen. I bought a spring-loaded one, thinking that would be best. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case. I tried several fixes, to no avail. I finally glued two used wine corks on the inside to hold the roll. So far, so ...
Dear Annie: Our son married into a large family. His wife’s sister was recently married. We did not receive an invitation, and no explanation was given. We were disappointed not to be included. However, it wasn’t until we saw post-wedding pictures of our 2-year-old granddaughter — who ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve had diverticulitis repeatedly since 2016. It’s been bad enough 10 times (with belly pain and fever) that I was given antibiotics. I’ve had it at least that many more times where I wasn’t as ill (usually just had belly pain), and I didn’t take antibiotics, since ...
Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old retired psychologist who suffered from embarrassing sweat attacks for many years — in fact, since adolescence. It is only recently that I have found a reason for these episodes where I would get totally drenched. In my case, it appears to be due to the ...
