My ex-husband and I divorced 18 years ago. He told me he no longer loved me and that family life was not for him. He agreed to counseling, but of course, it wa...

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011a

You printed a letter from "Unable to Cope in Indiana," who was the mother of two and married for seven years. She wrote that her husband was a great guy and a ...

I want to thank you for the encouragement you give your readers to mend family fences before it is too late. You printed a letter from a woman who said her bro...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011

Several years ago, I enclosed this clipping from the Oregon Register-Guard when I sent out my Christmas cards to all my friends and relatives. They thought it ...

The enclosed column has been glued in my scrapbook since the mid-1970s. I was strengthened by looking at it again and came to realize that my latest relationsh...

I belong to an informal dinner club that meets once a month for dinner in one of our homes. One of the women has appointed herself "social director" and is mak...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Yesterday, we buried our only son. He was 9 years old. Apparently, he found the loaded gun my husband kept in the drawer of his nightstand, and well -- you can...

Your advice to "A Split Opinion in the Midwest" left a lot to be desired. The woman who wrote wanted to keep her maiden name after marriage. Her husband, howev...

The letter from "M.A.D." prompted me to write. She said her ex-husband was obsessive and potentially violent. That train can run both ways. I was an abused hu...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011

I am a 42-year-old man, married with two children. Things are just fine within my immediate family. The problem is my mother. She wants me to buy her an automo...

I was flattered to see an excerpt from my book, "Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me" (Workman Publishing, 1994), quoted in a recent column. I am gla...

When I read the letter from "St. Pete" about the man who dressed up as Batman and ended up hitting his head on the ceiling fan, it reminded me of an embarrassi...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011

I am a self-employed maid who would like to get a message across to the people I work for. Christmas is just around the corner. Please don't give me a sweater ...

My wife, age 52, was diagnosed with kidney cancer three years ago and had a kidney surgically removed. Thankfully, her doctors managed to get it in time, and "...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011

Do you remember the old saying "April showers bring May flowers"? Well, the true story I am about to tell is a takeoff on that adage. There was a man in our t...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011

My mother left us when I was 6 and my brother was 10. That was 25 years ago. Even though Mom showed up for holidays and birthdays, we were raised solely by my ...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011

Here's a comment on your Gem of the Day, "People who live in glass houses may as well answer the doorbell. Callers know you're there." My parents, who were Du...

Two years ago, I hired an attorney to represent me in a legal matter. He told me it would cost $3,000. I gave him $1,000, and we agreed that I would make month...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011

My husband, "Jim," and I have been married for two years. We dated for almost nine years before we married. Jim has always been moody and suffers from depressi...

RELEASE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011

I agree with the letter from "Montana," who said it is not OK for inquisitive children to ask personal questions of strangers with disabilities. This creates a...