Family

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.
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?
Advice for Life

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.
Advice for Life

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.
Books

‘Keeping Up’

As life changes, so do our desires

By Sandra Butler | August 24, 2022
contractor doing electrical work. photo by Antoniodiaz Dreamstime. The “cougar” – an older woman – finds herself attracted to a much younger man – the contractor working on her house, no less. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

A Cougar Hears the Call: An Older Woman’s Dilemma

To act on her feelings or not, that is the question Ask Amy answers

By Amy Dickinson | August 19, 2022
Concerned woman looking at laptop. Photo by Fizkes, Dreamstime. Longtime friends ghosted her and cut off contact, but now she is concerned for their health. Should she reach out? See what Ask Amy says.
Advice for Life

Ghosted by Longtime Friends

But now concerned about their health – should we reach out?

By Amy Dickinson | August 12, 2022
unhappy dieter with a pepper on his plate - photo by Simone Van Den Berg, Dreamstime. Is it okay to cheat on a diet? Or should I follow my weight-loss diet strictly and carefully and always avoid “cheat meals”?
Health

Should I Cheat on a Diet?

The pros and cons of ‘cheat meals’

By Matthew Kadey, Environmental Nutrition | August 12, 2022
girl and dog silhouette Photo by Christinlola Dreamstime. Julia Nunnally Duncan shares her nostalgic poem, “True Friend,” with Boomer readers. Her 1960s sentiment touches all who have loved a dog.
From Our Readers

‘True Friend’

For Laddie

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | August 11, 2022
Lucy at Madam Tussauds, New York. Photo by Rorem, Dreamstime. The on-screen marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in "I Love Lucy" can provide inspiration and these five lessons to other couples.
Family

5 Marriage Tips from “I Love Lucy”

What Lucy and Ricky demonstrated about strong relationships

By Charlie Fletcher | August 10, 2022
After three divorces, a 65-year-old woman suspects she’s been ‘love bombing’ and sabotaging her own happiness. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

Divorcee Accuses Herself of ‘Love Bombing’

Could she have been sabotaging her own happiness for all these years?

By Amy Dickinson | August 5, 2022

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