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Tension at the Lake House Jun. 25, 2025
Dear Annie: Every summer, my husband "Jake" and I spend a week at his parents' lake house in Wiscons... Read More
Toxic Tension With In-Laws Aug. 09, 2024
Dear Annie: My wife's family ignores me and does not speak to me at any family events. Her sister w... Read More
Healing Tension in Blended Families Aug. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: My husband has five kids from a previous marriage. One was — well, I'll say never ... Read More
Tension at Home Jul. 09, 2024
Dear Annie: I am part of a family that also has a woman renting a room in our house. I have always b... Read More
Tension With Father's Family Jun. 14, 2024
Dear Annie: My older brother and I have been dealing with a touchy situation for years. We are both ... Read More
Jealousy Causing Tension in Family Feb. 21, 2023
Dear Annie: I need your advice. After our son's divorce decades ago, he was granted full custody of ... Read More
Friction With Brother-in-Law Jan. 10, 2022
Dear Annie: My twin sister and brother-in-law visited me for the recent holiday. I love my sister, a... Read More
Tension With Father's Family Jun. 16, 2021
Dear Annie: My older brother and I have been dealing with a touchy situation for years. We are both ... Read More
I Don't Like All the Tension Dec. 14, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I live with my mom, and we get along OK, but she's kind of angry all the time. I'm not ... Read More
A Visit from Inspector Moon Jun. 14, 2020
Ernest Hemingway said, "The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are stronger at the broken pla... Read More
How to Create Conflict Jun. 12, 2019
We are living in a time of increasing domestic tension. Some of it stems from the presidency of Dona... Read More
Extra Plane Seat May. 27, 2019
Q: I'm a big guy and always have been. Because I'm over six feet, flying has never been comfortable ... Read More
Jealousy at Work Stops Work Apr. 11, 2019
Q: I am in my 30s and have a degree in marketing. I had three people reporting to me at my job, but ... Read More
Don't Talk to Mama With That Mouth Feb. 22, 2018
Dear Annie: I've been married for 10 years. My husband and I live about 15 minutes from his mother. ... Read More
Husband and Sis Don't Get Along Oct. 03, 2017
Dear Annie: I am having issues with my sister, "Sharon." We are both in our early 50s and have alway... Read More
Tension Between President and Congress Is Politics as Usual Sep. 22, 2017
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the president seems out of alignment, on policy and political... Read More
Reinvent Yourself Sep. 12, 2016
Q: I am a widow in my 70s and becoming more and more addicted to turning on my TV when I awaken and ... Read More
Really, You Have to Relax Aug. 18, 2016
I know you're under a lot of pressure at work and, no question, your personal life is a disaster zon... Read More
On the Outs Jul. 18, 2016
Dear Annie: During a recent family gathering, my mother-in-law referred to me as an "out-law" instea... Read More
Government and Politics Won't Solve Our Racial Problem Jun. 24, 2015
When horrible things happen, such as the tragic mass murder that occurred at Emanuel AME Church in C... Read More
