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Finding Peace After a Loved One Loses Their Battle to Addiction Apr. 08, 2024
Dear Readers: A great many of you wrote in with stories of your own about the pain of caring for a l... Read More
Haunted by Granddaughter's Addiction and Death Mar. 16, 2024
Dear Annie: Our granddaughter had been on drugs for several years. She had been in and out of jail a... Read More
Love, Loss and Longing Mar. 07, 2024
Dear Annie: I'll be married for 25 years this coming June, 30 years together. My husband is great, b... Read More
Overcoming the Job Loss Blues Jan. 22, 2024
Losing a job can be as traumatic as losing someone you love. In fact, studies show the loss of a job... Read More
Getting Rid of Regret Nov. 18, 2023
Dear Annie: I've been married for 11 years and together with my husband for 20. Around two years ago... Read More
Remembering 9/11 Sep. 11, 2023
Dear Readers: Twenty-two years later, our country is still healing from the horrific events of Sept.... Read More
Open to Loving Again Sep. 01, 2023
Dear Annie: I read your column all the time. I was married to a wonderful woman for 27-plus wonderfu... Read More
Grief Can't Be Rushed Aug. 23, 2023
Dear Annie: I have two daughters, and they have children. I had to move to a different state because... Read More
Goodbye to a Good Man Aug. 03, 2023
I lost my stepfather this week. The word "stepfather" has a bit of an odd sound to it, as the man I'... Read More
Parking Proximity and Time for Grief Jul. 03, 2023
Dear Annie: Please share your thoughts on this topic, which has been annoying me for some time. I al... Read More
How Long Is Too Long to Grieve? Jun. 28, 2023
Dear Annie: I have had a friend for many years, a person who got me through some pretty rough times ... Read More
A Fatherless Father's Day Jun. 18, 2023
Dear Readers: Happy Father's Day. Below is a beautiful letter written for Father's Day. While there ... Read More
'The Now': All We'll Ever Have, and All We Can Ever Enjoy Jun. 10, 2023
A family member underwent some health problems recently, and when I asked what I could do to help, t... Read More
A Tale of Two Moms: It's OK to Love Mothers and Stepmothers May. 12, 2023
My Dad married my stepmother when I was 8 years old. My mom had died in a car accident a year prior.... Read More
Thoughts on the Death of My Dog May. 02, 2023
Last week, Otto, my beloved English bulldog, died. He died as he lived — peacefully. His prese... Read More
Coping With the Loss of a Pet Mar. 14, 2023
The human-animal bond is often regarded as a special relationship. I grew up with dogs. Currently, o... Read More
Anatomy of the Chicago Mayor's Election Mar. 10, 2023
Big city elections provide clues about trends in national politics, the composition and attitudes of... Read More
Finding Healing Through Grief Groups Jan. 20, 2023
Dear Annie: I have been reading your column in my local newspaper for a long time. Earlier this year... Read More
Grieving Son Defames Father Jan. 14, 2023
Dear Annie: My stepson said many nasty, derogatory, hurtful things about his recently deceased fathe... Read More
Navigating Grief This Holiday Season Dec. 24, 2022
Dear Annie: You were kind enough to publish my article last year about parents who are grieving the ... Read More
