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• It’s OK if siblings skip family events

  September 18, 2010 in Features on Page E2 Dear Annie: I come from a large family. Between birthdays, religious holidays and graduations, there are lots of family events. My family and I always make an effort to attend …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Time to get mom help for hoarding

  August 21, 2010 in Features on Page E2 Dear Annie: My three grown sisters and I have a widowed mother with a severe hoarding problem. Due to numerous roof leaks and animal infestations, her drywall and ceilings are …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Any way to stop sponging aunt?

  August 12, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I am a blessed child of two wonderful, loving people. My parents are incredibly generous. Right now, they are putting my sister through school and paying all of …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Ill sis chooses family from church for care

  August 9, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My sister, “Elaine,” has terminal cancer. Yesterday, I got a call from someone named “Laura” telling me Elaine had made arrangements to move in with a family from …

• Annie’s Mailbox: 53 and still living with his parents

  August 5, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I am 52 years old, have been divorced for 15 years and am currently involved in a relationship with a wonderful man. “Chuck” lives 80 miles from me, …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Though miserable, seek counseling

  August 3, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I am married to a man four years my junior who seems locked into the idea that I am cheating on him. I am not, although I’d have …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Tell mom to stay away when drunk

  August 2, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I love my mother, but not after 7 p.m., when she starts drinking. For 11 years, I have suffered through her alcoholic abuse and have been ravaged by … 2

• Annie’s Mailbox: Daughter’s SIL difficult to deal with

  July 29, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My daughter, “Betty,” is having a terrible problem with her sister-in-law, “Linda” (her husband’s sister). Linda is very manipulative, thinks she’s never wrong and can be downright hateful. …

• Annie’s Mailbox: She finds beau’s daughter impolite

  July 26, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I have been living with “Clyde” for more than a year. He has a 25-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter. His divorce was long and painful, and his … 1

• Annie’s Mailbox: Relatives take over lake cabin

  July 22, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: We own a small lake cabin. My husband has a stressful job, and the cabin serves as a relaxing retreat that helps keep him out of the doctor’s …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Tell house sitter police probing theft

  July 12, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: An old acquaintance agreed to look in on my cat while I was on vacation. Upon my return, I noticed that the lock had been picked on the …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Help hubby learn table manners

  July 8, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My husband has a high-level executive position that entails attending many public situations that involve eating. Annie, he uses his fingers to push food onto his fork, and … 2

• Annie’s Mailbox: Mom throws wrench in Facebook page

  July 6, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: Over the years, I have made several major moves around the country and have found that my Facebook account is a great way to keep in touch. However, …

• Annie’s Mailbox: No sleepovers yet for granddaughter

  July 1, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My granddaughter is 10 years old. Other than a two-day camping trip with her father, she has never been away from her mother – no sleepovers with friends …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Debt collectors calling for relatives

  June 29, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: In these tough economic times, my husband and I have managed to stay ahead of things by working hard and being careful with our money. We know we …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Guests can give what they choose

  June 28, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I am getting married to a wonderful man. We both lived independently long enough to accumulate two of everything. I have requested that, instead of gifts, guests make …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Discuss new life with daughter

  June 24, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My husband and I are at the end of our rope with our 18-year-old daughter, “Kate,” who just graduated from high school. Kate has been dating a 21-year-old … 1

• Annie’s Mailbox: Keep apologizing or stay estranged

  June 22, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My son and his family have been estranged from us for six years. We discovered the reason was that his wife was spreading vicious lies. When I caught …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Offer bath kits to smelly sisters

  June 21, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My boyfriend has two rather large sisters who apparently have difficulty cleaning themselves, as they have terrible odors about them. When we invite them to our home, they …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Some carry hurt into adulthood

  June 17, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I have not had a real relationship with my 42-year-old daughter for years. “Susan” claims I was never supportive, and that no matter what she did, I was …

• Annie’s Mailbox: No love, but kids’ father won’t leave

  June 14, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I have been with “Paul” for the past 10 years, and we have three kids. We never married. Paul was once abusive both emotionally and physically. He got …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Get rid of those hot thoughts about MIL

  June 10, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I am a 25-year-old who has been married for a few years, and I still love my wife as much as the day I met her. The problem …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Ask wife to cease e-mails to old flame

  June 7, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “Julia” for 30 years. Last November, she was contacted by an old boyfriend through a reunion website. Since then, they have been trading e-mails …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Adult taking a risk by dating teenager

  June 3, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My 21-year-old son, “Charlie,” a college junior, is dating a 16-year-old high-school sophomore. His father and I are sick with worry. We sat Charlie down and explained that …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Husband likes dredging up past

  June 1, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I have been married for 35 years to a man who, at any moment, will bring up things from our past that are very hurtful to me. And … 2

• Annie’s Mailbox: There’s no future in this relationship

  May 25, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I just turned 50 and have been divorced for the past seven years. I recently moved in with “Duke,” whom I met a year ago. Duke’s job requires …

• Annie’s Mailbox: Casket photos were unwelcome

  May 24, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: Several years ago, I lost my mother. After her funeral, a relative handed me an envelope. I opened it to find pictures of my mother in her casket. … 1

• Annie’s Mailbox: Alcoholic’s letter gave reader hope

  May 20, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: Last year around this time, you printed a letter from “Desperate Alcoholic,” the 48-year-old woman who could not stay sober. You then printed a response from a woman … 1

• Annie’s Mailbox: Set rules on nudity at your own house

  May 18, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our mid-60s. For the past five years, we have been the guardians of my daughter’s 13-year-old son, “Jake.” When I married 12 … 1

• Annie’s Mailbox: Wife being untrue to saving marriage

  May 17, 2010 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “June” for nine years. We have two young children. June’s first marriage ended in divorce, and after, she moved in with her sister and … 1

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