Dear Readers: I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your many responses to "Left Speechless," the 55-year-old mother who felt herself struggling with how to reply to strangers when asked if she is her childrens' mother or grandmother. We have such a supportive and insightful Dear Annie community ...
Dear Heloise: Regarding donations to women's shelters: Ask your local law enforcement or social services agency if they would be willing to drop the donations off for you. They recognize the security issues and are most helpful, since they have seen the problems up close. -- Elle Smith, in Los ...
Today feels like a test, but you're not a student in the exam room who has to finish the page before the bell, and there are no high stakes, nor is there a prize for doing particularly well on the first try. As the nurturing sun forms a fortuitous angle to Uranus in earthy Taurus, we are ...
Dear Annie: This is not a letter to play the victim, so please hear me out. My mother has caused me so much hurt for as far back as I can remember. When I was a kid, I was sexually abused by my brother. I told her, and she said I was lying. I used to think I was adopted because there was no way ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 73-year-old male in good health. I'm starting to show signs of prostate troubles. I have trouble starting to urinate, and the stream stops and starts, usually at night before bed and first thing in the morning for some reason. When do doctors prescribe an alpha blocker ...
Dear Heloise: Driving is my primary source of transportation. Hence, I have to fill up my tank with gas on a regular basis. To ensure that I never get stuck with an empty tank, I make a plan to visit the gas station as soon as the gas meter shows a quarter of a tank of fuel remaining. This ...