Lifestyle Columns

Disinherited but Not Disheartened
Dear Annie®, Nov. 25, 2025
Dear Annie: My parents, especially my mother, were abusive throughout my childhood physically, verbally and emotionally. I lived in fear from the time I was 5 years old.

Tackling Tension at Thanksgiving
Dear Annie®, Nov. 24, 2025
Dear Annie: Every year, I host Thanksgiving for my family, and every year I start out with the same hopeful thought: "This time will be different.

Mom Needs To Feel Needed
Dear Annie®, Nov. 23, 2025
Dear Annie: My youngest just left for college, and the quiet in this house feels deafening. For more than 20 years, my whole world revolved around being a mom.