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Setting Boundaries and Seeking Balance. Annie Lane on May 14, 2024. Dear Annie: I have a younger co-worker who I met at a work social event, and we started talking a bit about novels we are writing as a hobby. A few weeks later, he came by my cubicle to ask me more about writing, so I gave him a few resources to a local writers …Dear Amy: My childhood friend of 15 years and I lived together for three years as roommates. We were amazing friends and great roommates to each other. Two of the three years we cohabited were during the darkest days of the pandemic, so we spent a ton of time together. It was so fun. When I met my boyfriend during the second year of living together, Childhood Friend and I saw each other less ...By Annie Lane. Dear Annie: I have been married now for just over three decades to who I thought was the love of my life. For years, I have noticed that my husband regards his birth family to be No ...DEAR HARRIETTE: I read your response to "Betrayed By Love, Torn by Loyalty," whose best friend is now dating her ex. I can relate. Years ago, the father of my three children left me and our marriage for my then-best friend. I was confiding in her about personal things, and I was pregnant with our third child.Dear Amy: My wife "Mel" and I are newlyweds. After the wedding, my wife's grandfather sent her a check for $10,000. I jokingly asked her to hand over my $5,000 share as her new "partner." She responded with an angry rebuke, which inspired me to start thinking seriously - why aren't I entitled to share in this wedding gift? - D Dear D: This answer would depend on your wife's ...Dear Amy: I've been with my partner for almost 16 years. Throughout this time, he has said some ridiculously mean things to me, thinking he's just being funny or making a joke. Most recently, in the course of a conversation, he "jokingly" called me an "old bag," thinking that how he said it was clever and "just a joke." He's always so proud of himself when he makes a "funny ...Celebrating Mothers and Their Enduring Love. Annie Lane on May 12, 2024. "Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved." -- Erich Fromm. "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." -- Rudyard Kipling. "Men are what their mothers made them." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson.Dear Amy: My wife and I have a son who is 22 years old. He will be graduating from an excellent college with a bachelor's degree in economics. He's a smart and physically fit young man who has great potential. He plans to join the Navy after he graduates, and his goal is to train to become a Navy SEAL. He wants to "make a difference" in the world and is very gung-ho with defending ...Loss, Recovery and Tough Family Choices. Annie Lane on May 8, 2024. Let me add my blunt thoughts. My parents were the same. Several times growing up, I asked my mum why we couldn't leave my dad and basically got, "You need to have a dad." I'm 60 years old. What that "need" got me was years of therapy for the way I was treated, and I'll probably ...Other Solutions to a Potential Stalker. Annie Lane on Feb 8, 2024. Dear Readers: A number of you wrote in in response to "Tired of Being Scared at Work and at Home," about the 26-year-old woman who was struggling with how to handle a co-worker she suspects of stalking her. Below are some of your helpful insights.Dear Amy: My son is 8 years old and is very talkative and inquisitive. He asks lots of “why” questions that don't always coincide with the current conversation, but are about a previous topic. His two reading teachers have said that he is disrespectful and does not participate enough in class. We have talked about this – both with the teachers and with him. He comes home with complete ...Making Peace With Family Estrangement. Annie Lane on Mar 12, 2024. Dear Annie: Sixteen years ago, I separated from my wife, as we were headed toward a divorce. Her father, "Bob," just lost it; he was so angry over the divorce. He swore to me that he would do everything he could and spend his last dime to take my sons away from me.St. Patrick's Day Inspiration. Annie Lane on Mar 17, 2024. Dear Readers: Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here are some famous and uplifting Irish blessings to add a little sunshine to your day. An Old Irish Blessing for St. Patrick's Day. "May your days be many and your troubles be few. / May all God's blessings descend upon you.Woman Yearns For Appreciation In Relationship. DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm a 30-year-old woman who's fallen hard for a man I feel doesn't truly love me. I've been with my partner for five years now, and while I love him dearly, I can't shake the feeling that he doesn't appreciate everything I do for us as a couple. I find myself going above and beyond ...Proposed Mother's Day Memorial Tribute Doesn't Work for Everyone. DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Every Mother’s Day for the past eighteen years, my sisters and I went to our mother’s house and got her garden going. She had THE best herbs and vegetables, which she grew sin... more. May 03, 2024.Life Advice / Miss Manners / May 24, 2024. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm a 23-year-old lady with a 54-year-old father. At restaurants, he often makes comments to the waitresses, asking them if they're married or have a significant other. It terribly embarrasses me, because these questions are more creepy than he thinks.Dear Amy: My wife and I have a son who is 22 years old. He will be graduating from an excellent college with a bachelor's degree in economics. He's a smart and physically fit young man who has great potential. He plans to join the Navy after he graduates, and his goal is to train to become a Navy SEAL. He wants to "make a difference" in the world and is very gung-ho with defending ...Dear Amy: My husband's entire extended family enjoys going on vacations together. While these family members are amazing, these vacations are very stressful for me. From trying to figure out what to pack, getting to the airport, checking in, the actual flight, collecting bags etc., the entire process is an anxious one for me. Then, while we are at our destination, I feel like I completely ...

Celebrating Mothers and Their Enduring Love. Annie Lane on May 12, 2024. "It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?" -- Mahatma Gandhi. "My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart -- a heart so large that everybody's joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation." -- Mark Twain.DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Will," and I have been together for seven years. We get along great. I love his close-knit family and adore his parents. He's the youngest of five brothers, most of whom I get along with great. The only brother I don't know is the oldest. "Rick" has been incarcerated for the better part of 30 years for rape. I've always...Annie Lane on Feb 25, 2024. Dear Annie: Here are some suggestions for grandparents who feel worthless: 1. Love your grandchildren; let them know your love. 2. Show them the world around us: parks, zoos, theaters, book stores, libraries and museums. 3. Teach love, patience, honesty and integrity by example. 4.Apr 5, 2024 · Rekindling Romance. Dear Annie: I've recently reconnected with a former co-worker with whom I had lost track of after her first husband committed suicide. She divorced her second husband when she found him in bed with another woman. She has an adult son from her second marriage. After reconnecting, we've been talking three or four nights a week ...Dear Annie®. Advice columnist Annie Lane is a young wife and mother with a gift for helping other people solve problems. In a voice that's sympathetic, funny and firm, Lane provides common-sense solutions to life's dilemmas. Read more about Annie Lane in her bio.

Dear Amy: I married my high school sweetheart. We've been together for 50 years. We had a great sexual relationship until five years ago. My husband has a serious drinking problem which I have tolerated for decades. He has called me nasty and vulgar names, and now does nothing but watch TV and drink. When my father died last year, he didn't offer an ounce of compassion - instead he made ...About to Blow. Life Advice / Dear Annie / Apr 16, 2024. Dear Annie: I've been married for 26 years. I have a 24-year-old son at home on the autism spectrum, and his 4-year-old daughter, of whom he has full custody. They get by with my help, and money, of course. I have always been a very loving and supportive husband.…

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