Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I’m part of a group of women friends who met in college, 50 years ago. We got back in touch 20 years ago, and now meet a few times a year. At first, conversation was
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I’m a business owner with a small retail store located in an affluent community. We rent our space, and our staff includes family members who work for free so that we can keep the doors
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: Several years ago, my daughter had a preschool teacher she loved who was fired for, what seemed at the time, a dubious reason. I related to her predicament, and I met with her a couple
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: My husband and I have a special-needs teenage son. After more than a year on a wait list, we finally have an in-home therapist. “Darla” comes three mornings a week to wake him up and
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: Do people report to you that the covid pandemic changed them? It changed me. I thought the isolation wouldn’t bother me because I am an introverted woman. I treasure my solitude. There were times when
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I have been divorced for 10 years, after my ex-wife had an affair. She married the man she had the affair with. My ex and I share joint custody of our two daughters, ages 17
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy, I am 64 and retired. My husband is 62 and has his own home-based business. He said he was going to retire, but now he’s saying he will work part time so that we will
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: My husband had an affair eight years ago, but it feels like I found out yesterday. I hurt every day. I filed for divorce when I found out. He begged for a second chance and
Amy Schwartz, the author and illustrator of dozens of picture books that captured the lives of children — from the nighttime feedings of infancy to the first day of kindergarten and beyond — with a sprightly touch that made her a favorite
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: When my wife was a teenager, a 20-something man she knew in her social circle became obsessed with her. He kept calling her and would mainly whine about his life. He started talking about marriage,