Dear Heloise: We make fresh fruit pops by freezing lemon-lime soda with different fresh fruits: pineapples, blueberries and watermelon. -- Gaby E., in San Antonio Gaby, one caution: I wouldn’t suggest this for the little ones; I’d recommend a plain pop. The fruit could be a choking ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I finalized our divorce in April after nearly a year of separation. I’m at a loss as to what to do now when it comes to my ex’s birthday and Father’s Day. We share an 8-year-old son who is severely autistic, so when it comes to holidays and whatnot, everything ...

Dear Annie: I work remotely and rent a small guesthouse on a property owned by a retired couple, “Tom” and “Linda.” They live in the main house and are kind, but recently their friendliness has crossed into something more intrusive. At first, it was small things; Linda would wave and ...

Dear Heloise: M.W. in California said she straps her cross-body purse into a shopping cart so that no one could steal it without taking the cart. I was shopping not long ago. There were a few grocery items in my cart. The only things of mine in the cart were a number of clothing shopping ...

Dear Annie: My sister, “Jenna,” is 38 and recently started selling handmade candles online. I was excited for her at first; it’s a big step to start your own business. But now, every conversation somehow turns into a pitch. She’ll bring candles to family dinners and “gift” them, ...

Dear Heloise: My dentist is adamant about no rinsing after brushing. If the toothpaste has fluoride, he claims that rinsing will wash it away. -- Charlie, in Pennsylvania Charlie, this is a matter for debate. Some dentists feel that rinsing out after brushing washes away the fluoride. Yet ...