Dear Heloise: A potato masher is terrific for making an egg salad. It helps break up hard-boiled eggs faster and better. -- Adele Bloom, via email EXCLUDING FAMILY Dear Heloise: I wanted to write in regarding the recent letters printed from seniors who had to tell family and friends that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn't prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one of the other weight-loss drugs. I have lost three pounds in a month, which is a start; exercise ...

Dear Annie: I had my kids in my early 20s, which felt right for me and my husband at the time. We live in New York City, where most parents we meet had children much later in life. At school events, playdates or birthday parties, we're often the youngest parents in the room -- sometimes by more ...

We evaluate the subject in two ways: content and form. Someone might mean well but express themselves awkwardly, poorly or without skill, so their message gets lost or misunderstood. Reconsider them. It's better than someone who says all the right things in a smooth, beautiful, strategic way, ...