Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: I recently reached out to my estranged father to inquire about any life changes he may have had recently, because I was going through the federal security clearance...

Dear Amy: My in-laws told me in a rather unkind way that they did not like me. It's been a year since this happened, and I see that my husband...

Dear Amy: Every year, with the help of my husband and six children, I throw myself a birthday party at a local roller rink. It's all I want: to party...

Dear Amy: I am a woman in my late 30s. My husband and I don't have children. Almost everyone we know does. We have demanding jobs with little time during...

Dear Amy: I'm a man in my 30's. I'd gone on a couple of dates with "Stan" before he left for a four-month trip. We had sex both times. He...

Dear Amy: Six years ago, my two adult stepdaughters confronted us with their "concerns" that their mother and I knew that our 17-year-old son smoked marijuana. We did know about...

Dear Readers: As I offer my 20th annual year-end "charity roundup," I'd like to remind readers that while charity truly does begin at home, it need not stay there. Those...

Dear Readers: A recent question from "Wondering Parents" raised the topic of giving "gender stereotypical" toys to children. (Wondering Parents were admonished for wanting to give a toy kitchen set...

Dear Amy: My sister "Kelly," who lives out of state, won't be joining us for Christmas because Mom said no when Kelly asked if she could bring her married boyfriend...

Dear Amy: Many years ago, my father married a woman 30 years his junior. "Sharon" is only two years older than I. She is younger than my older sisters. I...