Dear Heloise: What a great hint in your column about sending letters and postcards to kids, including little thank-you notes. It was especially important that the reader said not to expect or demand a response. I mailed a picture from the newspaper to my little grandson who showed me a ...
Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2025. There are 287 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks ...
"Authenticity" is an overused, misunderstood word. There are many aspects of you that are "real," but which should you present to earn the label "authentic"? The very question sets the stage for inauthenticity. Perhaps to be "authentic" we must stop caring about it so much. It is human nature ...
Dear Annie: Lately, I've been struggling with my husband's temper, and I don't know what to do. When things don't go his way -- whether it's something small like dinner plans or something bigger like finances -- he lashes out. He calls me names, belittles me and makes me feel like I'm always in ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 66-year-old husband recently received a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 270 pounds. He is treating his fluid retention with 100 mg of furosemide daily. He also has mild, untreated sleep apnea. He would ...
Dear Heloise: My mother loved jewelry! She had so many pins, necklaces and bracelets, so we decided to share them with her friends. Naturally, I kept a few of my favorite ones, but we put the rest in tiny boxes tied with colorful ribbons. Even my brother and the rest of our close family enjoyed ...
