Family

Broken Water book cover
Family

Radical Hope and Boomer Music

Why the baby boomer generation has the best music

By Barbara Lane | October 4, 2023
wedding decoration with Champagne bottles dressed up as bride and groom, by Milaapid. For article on a controlling Momzilla mother-in-law
Advice for Life

Controlling Momzilla in Wedding Planning Mode

‘There is trouble on the horizon,’ the advice columnist agrees

By Amy Dickinson | September 29, 2023
woman and dog, happy, on the floor. By Pojoslaw. Article on how pets talk to us and think.
Pets and Furry Friends

Our Pets Talk to Us

How animals might ‘think’ and experience their world

September 27, 2023
The idea of green burials can seem distasteful and even disrespectful in a country accustomed to a more sanitized view of death, but dead bodies and green burials are not a threat to public health, says Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of the Public Health Administration and Policy program at the University of Minnesota. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Caregiving

Green Burials Battle

A fight over green cemeteries affects all of Minnesota

By Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune | September 25, 2023
Senior woman on a couch with a dog. Credit Seventyfourimages. After 6 years of daily visits, a woman is done with dog sitting her grown children's dogs and wants her own time. See what "Ask Amy" advises.
Advice for Life

Mom Is Done with Dog Sitting

And with being a doormat, too

By Amy Dickinson | September 22, 2023
Two older couples laughing and toasting friendship on a porch overlooking mountainside. By Alessandro Biascioli. For article on overcoming negative thinking patterns.
Health

Breaking the Cycle

Strategies for Overcoming Persistent Negative Thinking

September 21, 2023
A poodle hiding under furniture, for article on a poorly socialized rescue dog.
Pets and Furry Friends

Hope for a Poorly Socialized Rescue Dog

Will time and training do the trick?

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | September 20, 2023
Small beach house and deck with table and chairs, by Alex Grichenko. For article on fair-weather friends who want to visit a woman in her new resort town home.
Advice for Life

Fair-Weather Friends Flock to Her Resort Home

They changed their tunes with news of her move

By Amy Dickinson | September 15, 2023
Brooding woman on her couch at home. By Fizkes. A husband left to help his mother and has settled into her home. His wife is tired of being separated by miles. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Spouses Separated by Miles

He moved away to care for his mother and settled into his new arrangement

By Amy Dickinson | September 8, 2023
An angry woman staring at the camera. Image by Ian Allenden. For article, "Where Should She Stay When She Visits?"
Advice for Life

Where Should She Stay When She Visits?

Grandma says she should stay with her son and his family

By Amy Dickinson | September 1, 2023

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