Lifestyle Columns

Together Apart
Dear Annie®, Apr. 19, 2021
Dear Annie: Here's a poem I wrote called "In the time of COVID." I got your hugs today not with your arms about my shoulders but with your thoughts around my heart they raised my spirits and hopes high they crushed the loneliness and sadness of being shut down a note to tell me that I am loved and thought of a moment of your time to make my day I thank you friend for care and love that broke through that barrier of aloneness that caused my heart to remember that with friends, loved ones and God in my life that I can go on and that I am never alone — Hugs Dear Hugs: I have tears in my eyes. Thank you for this wonderful poem. May it be an inspiration to all those who feel alone — to know that they are

Abuse and Another Man
Dear Annie®, Apr. 15, 2021
Dear Annie: I'm a mom and have been married for nearly six years. But for the past few years, my husband and I have not been on the same path.

Compliment Good Behavior
Dear Annie®, Apr. 14, 2021
Dear Annie: A few months ago, someone wrote to you about how uncomfortable the bad manners of children of a relative made her feel at large family gatherings and dinners. I read