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We Lost One of the Great Grumps This Week May. 02, 2026
In every school, work or personal gathering, you need at least one grump for the group to thrive. Gr... Read More
You're Doing It Wrong: Pants-Washing Edition Apr. 27, 2026
The article in The Washington Post pulled no punches. "You're probably washing your pants wrong," th... Read More
What Has Passed is Not Always What Was Best Apr. 18, 2026
Your memories will try to trick you. I thought about that as I was driving down a street near my hou... Read More
Nostalgia for a Slap Apr. 03, 2026
It's April 1, the day when guys my age finally stop writing 2025 on their checks. I only wrote two c... Read More
Nostalgia for a Bad Habit Mar. 28, 2026
I miss smoking. There. I've said it. Now, I don't miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of ci... Read More
The 'Easy Way Out' May Not Be So Easy After all Mar. 14, 2026
I've been hearing a lot lately about how it's "taking the easy way out" to use GLP-1s to lose weight... Read More
The Happy-Enough Holiday Is More Than Good Enough Dec. 20, 2025
On my 11th Christmas, my parents were preparing to divorce. At the time, I didn't know that, of cour... Read More
Santa Has Equity Issues. Here's How Parents Can Help. Dec. 19, 2025
The holiday season is a generous one. More than half of U.S. adults report donating or having plans ... Read More
Beaten Down by Baseball Coach Dec. 08, 2025
Dear Annie: My 11-year-old son, "Max," used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to... Read More
Engaged and Estranged Nov. 20, 2025
Dear Annie: I'm in a strange situation with my childhood best friend, "Lila." We're both 32 now, and... Read More
We're Here, We're Annoyed and We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore Nov. 15, 2025
I'm forming a new political party. No offense intended to the two major ones we already have, but t... Read More
Walking on Eggshells Nov. 05, 2025
Dear Annie: I am 60 years old and the mother of five grown children. I raised them mostly on my own ... Read More
When Tough Love Turns Too Tough Oct. 31, 2025
Dear Annie: My husband, "Keith," and I have been married for 12 years. We've always been a team when... Read More
Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who Oct. 25, 2025
Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatchi... Read More
When It Comes to Halloween, I'm on the Supply Side of the Economy Oct. 11, 2025
I'm told that ours is a market economy — driven by supply and demand, or end-stage capitalism ... Read More
Got a Leaky Stress Valve? Here's How to Fix It. Oct. 09, 2025
One of the nice things about getting "older" — however you define it — is that you learn... Read More
Sorry, But I'm Going to Keep Calling You 'Mr.' Sep. 27, 2025
I got called "Georgia" by one of my son's friends the other day. I wasn't insulted — I know f... Read More
Babysitting or Back-Seat Parenting? Sep. 26, 2025
Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 3-year-old daughter, and we're trying to raise her with structur... Read More
The Blame Game in Parenting Sep. 22, 2025
Dear Annie: I often read essays about how parenting comes full circle, how the greatest accomplishme... Read More
An Obituary for Earnestness Sep. 20, 2025
A 99-year-old woman died yesterday. Though I'd never met her, I cried as I read her obituary. Her na... Read More
