Classic Ann Landers from Creators Syndicate

RELEASE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012 for 02/12/2012

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Ten years ago, I was diagnosed with kidney disease. My mother told me at the time that both my sister and my brother wanted to donate a kidney so that I might live. As the months of dialysis wore on, I decided t ...

Updated: Sun Feb 12, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 for 02/05/2012

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Too many parents have no idea what goes on all day in school, and yet, this is a large part of their child's life. I have heard endless complaints about teachers, homework and administrative problems from parent ...

Updated: Sun Feb 05, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 for 01/29/2012

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I am the mother of a very confused 5-year-old boy. His father and I are divorced, and we both have remarried. My new husband loves "Timmy" and is a wonderful father to him. Thanks to his encouragement ...

Updated: Sun Jan 29, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 for 01/22/2012

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I got a kick out of the reader who thought the "W" in women's sizes meant "Wide Butt." My letter is for every designer of women's clothing in the Western Hemisphere. I pray they will see it a ...

Updated: Sun Jan 22, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012 for 01/15/2012

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I am 19 and a single mother of a 1-year-old girl, "Amanda." I attend college part time and am working to provide my daughter with the best life possible.

Amanda's father is the problem. He does ...

Updated: Sun Jan 15, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012 for 01/08/2012

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Your recent column, concerning the "moron" in the doctor's office who sent a bill with a smiley face to a patient who died, prompts this letter. Obviously, you have no idea how medical billing is done, ...

Updated: Sun Jan 08, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012 for 01/01/2012

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: You once confessed in print that you are an incurable chocoholic. Since I am, too, I thought you might enjoy this essay. Someone sent it to me by e-mail. I don't know who wrote it. If you think it's funny, print ...

Updated: Sun Jan 01, 2012

RELEASE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2011 for 12/25/2011

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Readers: In 1955, the year I began writing this column, I wrote an essay for Christmas Day. Reader response was extremely rewarding, and I have reprinted that message every year, with a few topical modifications. This is my ...

Updated: Sun Dec 25, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011 for 12/18/2011

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: My mother left us when I was 6 and my brother was 10. That was 25 years ago. Even though Mom showed up for holidays and birthdays, we were raised solely by my father.

When Dad passed away three years ago, ...

Updated: Sun Dec 18, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011 for 12/11/2011

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I hope you can help me with this very delicate problem. I have no one else to turn to. When my husband and I first married, my cousin, "Rex," sent us an X-rated video. We thought it was funny, and said ...

Updated: Sun Dec 11, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011 for 12/04/2011

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I want to express my sympathy to "J.F. in Racine, Wis.," regarding his hearing loss. I have been going through this for many years. The people you think would be the most sympathetic (my family) seem t ...

Updated: Sun Dec 04, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2011 for 11/27/2011

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Your response to "Single File in Aurora, Ill.," surprised me. "Single" complained that her husband didn't want to participate in social events. You said he was probably unsure of himself in s ...

Updated: Sun Nov 27, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011 for 11/20/2011

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: School sports have taken over the lives of my children, and I'm tired of it. Am I the only one?

Some nights, my kids don't have the time or energy to study. They just fall into bed exhausted. There is no ...

Updated: Sun Nov 20, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011 for 11/13/2011

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Knowing your strong views about sending thank-you notes, I'm sending a clipping from our local paper as proof that this actually appeared. At the end of an article about the marriage of two local people, along w ...

Updated: Sun Nov 13, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011 for 11/06/2011

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: My husband, "Jim," and I have been married for two years. We dated for almost nine years before we married. Jim has always been moody and suffers from depression. I have suggested counseling and anti-d ...

Updated: Sun Nov 06, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011 for 10/30/2011

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Your response to "Tom in Atkinson," whose friend still had his deceased wife's voice on the answering machine, was heavy-handed.

I married my wife after her father died. Her mother still keeps ...

Updated: Sun Oct 30, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2011 for 10/23/2011

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: My "significant other" (I'll call her Jasmine), after shacking up for two days with a former lover, suggested that we continue to be "companions." We were once married, but we divorced after ...

Updated: Sun Oct 23, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011 for 10/16/2011

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I am the grandmother of a child who was put up for adoption. It was an open adoption, which means the adoptive parents send my son photographs and letters so he knows how his child is doing. The adoptive parents ...

Updated: Sun Oct 16, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011 for 10/09/2011

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: Like millions of others, I have grown up reading your column, but I never thought I would need to write to you. Today's incident, however, has changed all that.

As I sat in the doctor's waiting room, in w ...

Updated: Sun Oct 09, 2011

RELEASE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011 for 10/02/2011

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.

Dear Ann Landers: I remember you once printed a response to those insensitive boobs who send newsletters announcing how well they are doing, the husband's great promotion, the kids' scholarships, the fabulous vacations, and so on ...

Updated: Sun Oct 02, 2011