Family

Grandson’s Name and Family Secrets. Monkey Business Images
Advice for Life

Grandson’s Name and Family Secrets

The baby is to be named after a ‘monster’

By Amy Dickinson | April 20, 2024
family argument. These parents hold high standards for their children in college, but their daughter isn’t measuring up.
Advice for Life

Parents Hold High Standards for College

Should they loosen their standards?

By Amy Dickinson | April 12, 2024
A husband resents his wife’s closeness to adult children from her previous marriage, and he demands that she spend less time with them. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson has to say.
Advice for Life

He Criticizes Her Closeness to Adult Children

Is he obsessive or is she?

By Amy Dickinson | April 5, 2024
surgical instruments and a surgeon's gloved hand. For article on unnecessary body parts, some that are even removed.
Health

Unnecessary Body Parts?

7 organs or glands you may do just fine without

March 29, 2024
guest room, by Yves Guillaume. Used with Ask Amy column on who controls the in-law suite
Advice for Life

Who Controls the In-Law Suite?

Parents believe their financial help gives them a say

March 29, 2024
A young couple in love embracing, woman and man. Image by Gstockstudio1. Article: Should Daughter’s Boyfriend Share Her Bedroom?
Advice for Life

Should Daughter’s Boyfriend Share Her Bedroom?

The parents disagree

By Amy Dickinson | March 22, 2024
erythritol, made from corn through fermentation. Image by Tatsiana Niamera. Used in article on safe sugar substitute
Health

Is Erythritol a Safe Sugar Substitute?

Experts from Mayo Clinic weigh in

By Jennifer Drost, P.A., and Dawn Mussallem, D.O. | March 20, 2024
a granddaughter’s messy room.
Advice for Life

‘Demanding Gram’ Abhors Granddaughter’s Messy Room

Should Gram demand it stay clean?

By Amy Dickinson | March 15, 2024
Vintage photo of a couple kissing. For Ask Amy column on judgmental sister and lightly racy photos
Advice for Life

Judgmental Sister and Lightly Racy Photos

A bedroom display angers sis and her friends

By Amy Dickinson | March 8, 2024
Timid pup on the grass. Image by Gunold.
Pets and Furry Friends

Helping a Timid Pup Gain Confidence

Tips from a pet expert

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | March 4, 2024

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