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lots of junk foods, like cola, fries, onion rings, donut, candy, and more. Photo by Nina Firsova, Dreamstime. When two longtime friends were vacationing together, one got angry that the other wasn't snacking with her. Is there a snacking etiquette? Image
Ask Amy

Snacking Etiquette: Friend Expects Friend to Join In

Who is in the right here? See what Amy has to say

By Amy Dickinson | September 30, 2022
luxury accessible bathroom, photo by Bjorn Hovdal, Dreamstime. Many active adult communities have begun applying universal design principles in their residences to allow their residents to age in place. Image
Caregiving

Universal Design at Active Adult Communities

Aging in place while enjoying community perks

By Julie Stein | September 28, 2022
teenager in messy room. Photo by Elnur, Dreamstime. A mom is horrified at how messy her son’s dorm mates are. Parents need to teach an adulting checklist, she says! See what “Ask Amy” says. Image
Ask Amy

Adulting Checklist for Kids Leaving Home

Mom says she taught her son well, but she’s not so sure about other parents

By Amy Dickinson | September 23, 2022
an older couple holding hands. by Rawpixelimages Dreamstime. 45 years after a teen infatuation and both are single again. Can a romantic reconnection work for them? See what “Ask Amy” advises. Image
Ask Amy

Romantic Reconnection 45 Years Later

Can teenage infatuation be rekindled?

By Amy Dickinson | September 16, 2022
woman and doctor. Clinical trials examine safety and effectiveness of new treatments in people and help develop ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. Image
Health

Help Discover the Next Breakthrough Medical Treatment

Be part of clinical trials to benefit you and others

By Family Features | September 16, 2022
Father and adult son. Image by Fizkes, Dreamstime. Through DNA testing, Dad discovers his son is not his biological son. Mom refuses to discuss, even with the son. See what “Ask Amy” advises. Image
Ask Amy

DNA Testing Reveals Truth About Son

But Mom refuses to discuss the matter

By Amy Dickinson | September 9, 2022
A quilt made from pieces of her mother's aprons: Author, educator, and Boomer reader Diann Logan recalls her mother’s many aprons over the years, her childhood game of playfully untying her mother’s apron strings, the fabrics that made these homespun garments, and the aprons as her ties to the past. Image
Family

Apron Strings

Fond memories of her mother

By Diann Logan | September 6, 2022
couple arguing in car. Photo by Andrey Popov, Dreamstime. A wife has developed Amaxophobia, a fear of riding in a vehicle, but her husband continues to be a reckless driver. What does Ask Amy advise? Image
Ask Amy

Help! My Loving Husband Is a Reckless Driver

Or is the problem deeper? See what Ask Amy says

September 2, 2022
lazy man watching TV - photo by Chernetskaya, Dreamstime. A woman is mad at her deadbeat son-in-law, who lets his wife do all the work, from childcare to a fulltime job. See what Ask Amy advises. Image
Ask Amy

Deadbeat Son-in-Law

His wife does all the work and the mother-in-law is pissed

By Amy Dickinson | August 26, 2022
woman looking out of window Luna4 Dreamstime. In an excerpt from “The Kitchen Is Closed: And Other Benefits of Being Old,” Sandra Butler reflects upon what has changed, inside and out. Image
Books

‘Keeping Up’

As life changes, so do our desires

By Sandra Butler | August 24, 2022

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