Lifestyle Columns

Wife's Memory Is Fading Fast
Dear Annie®, Dec. 29, 2025
Dear Annie: I think my partner is slipping away from me, and I do not know how to reach for her without breaking both our hearts.

Breaking Free From My Phone
Dear Annie®, Dec. 28, 2025
Dear Annie: I am starting to feel like my whole life is lived through a screen, and I am ashamed to admit how much control my phone seems to have over me.

Longing To Connect With a Quiet Son
Dear Annie®, Dec. 27, 2025
Dear Annie: My son lives at home, but he has no interest in talking to me. He doesn't eat meals with me and my husband. He just stays in his room and comes downstairs to cook his own food, which is invariably a pan-fried sandwich, possibly with air-fried breaded chicken, followed by crisps and a packet of biscuits.