Dear Annie: My daughter will be 26 this year. Her father and I divorced when she was 14. I feel like she had more sense as a 12-year-old than she does now. She had her fair share of issues growing up, and I took her to therapists until she turned 18. Needless to say, we’ve had a rough ...

Dear Heloise: I just read the letter about threatening children who are misbehaving with a police arrest and wanted to share my experience as a nurse. I have heard parents say things like, “You had better behave, or I’m going to tell the nurse to give you a shot.” This only instills fear ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last fall. He’s 82, lives alone and doesn’t have any close family nearby. At first, it felt good to help -- and I still care about him -- but lately, it’s gotten overwhelming. He’s ...

Dear Annie: My husband, “Mark,” and I have been married for six years. For the most part, things are good between us, but there’s one recurring issue I can’t get past. Mark’s ex-wife, “Tina,” is still very involved in his life -- not in a co-parenting way, since they don’t even ...

Dear Heloise: My wife and I read your hints daily, and you have some great ones! Here is something that we do to speed up the process of unloading the dishwasher. When putting utensils into the utensil holder to get washed, we group them together like forks in the front, spoons in the middle, ...

Dear Annie: Your column is a regular part of our home, and I truly appreciate the compassion and insight you bring to readers’ questions. I would like to gently offer another perspective, one that may sometimes be overlooked when people write in about the emotional withdrawal of a spouse, ...