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		<title><![CDATA[The Emotional Weight of Letting Items Go]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I recently cleaned out my mother's house after she moved
into assisted living, and I thought the hardest part would be the boxes.
I was wrong. The hardest part was realizing that every drawer held a
memory, and every memory came with...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4218378</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Busy Making Memories to Enjoy Them]]></title>
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Dear Annie: Every year, around Memorial Day, I tell myself this will be
the summer we slow down. I picture lazy mornings, dinners outside, long
walks after sunset and maybe even reading a book that is not interrupted
every three minutes.

Then ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4217484</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Guests Who Stole Christmas]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 20 years. When
we met, we had both already lost our parents. During all our time
together, my husband's younger brother has spent Christmas at our home
-- even after we got married and he ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4216589</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Birthday Card Full of Questions]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a
falling-out over our mother's estate. I won't rehash the details --
suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We
were never close growing up, but we ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4215901</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When New Friends Outshine Old Ones]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My dearest friend and I go back over 50 years. We've seen
each other through everything, high and lows.

Recently I became disabled and can no longer drive. I'm also a widow.
I'm not asking anyone to chauffeur me around (I have that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4215382</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sibling Rivalry Doesn't Always End in Childhood]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister and I have always been close. We grew up sharing
clothes, secrets and late-night phone calls, and for years I considered
her my best friend. But lately, every conversation with her feels less
like a conversation and more ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4214730</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Support a Partner Healing From Trauma]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My soon-to-be fiancee has had an incredibly hard year. She
had ankle surgery and a difficult recovery. She worked hard to get her
mental health back on track. She gave up drinking for me. She also went
through serious family drama ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4213733</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Father Feels Invisible in Fight Over Inheritance]]></title>
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Dear Annie: Dear Annie: My 90-year-old father has been married to his
third wife, who is 85, for nearly 33 years. Between them, they have five
adult children: two are his and three are hers.

For their entire marriage, they have relied largely ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4212608</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sister-in-Law Dishing Out Insults at Dinner]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has turned every family gathering into a
courtroom, and somehow I am always the defendant.

For years, I have hosted holidays, birthdays and Sunday dinners because
I genuinely love having family together. I cook, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4211526</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mocktails Today, Martinis Tomorrow?]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My granddaughter allows her son to order mocktails -- drinks
that sound like the adult version but don't have liquor in them. Even
though they are virgin drinks, I'm afraid this will lead him to drinking
real alcohol at a young age.
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4210526</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Left Out of the Family Picture]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My stepson of 15 years, "Toby," is getting married. I've
always had a great relationship with him and his bride-to-be, and I've
treated her like she was already family.

Here's my dilemma: Toby got angry with me because my sister, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4209795</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Love at Full Volume]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I both work from home and each have our own
offices. The problem is our walls are thin and his voice is LOUD. It
travels through walls and doors and can even be heard by colleagues I'm
speaking with when we both have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4209013</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Missing the Sisterhood Beneath the Scorekeeping]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My sister and I grew up sharing everything: clothes,
secrets, bedrooms, even blame when one of us broke something in the
house. For most of my life, she was my first phone call and my safest
place to land.

But in the last few years,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4207875</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Teen's Cold Shoulder Leaves Mom Feeling Shut Out]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter and I used to be extremely close.
She was the kind of child who would climb into the car after school and
tell me everything before I even pulled out of the parking lot: who sat
with whom at lunch, what her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4206674</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Honoring Sacrifice Beyond the Long Weekend]]></title>
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Dear Readers: Memorial Day arrives each year wrapped in red, white and
blue, but at its heart, it is a day of quiet gratitude.

It is the unofficial beginning of summer, yes. There will be hamburgers
on grills, children running barefoot through ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4205568</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Living Worlds Apart Right Next to Each Other]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 22 years, and lately
I feel more like his roommate than his wife. We are kind to each other,
we pay the bills, we talk about groceries, the kids, aging parents and
the dog, but the warmth has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4201880</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When a Rock Becomes Sand]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband of five years has dementia. We've known about it
for two or three years. He retired last year, and I work full time.

It's getting harder. He argues every point, doesn't want me to go
anywhere without him and repeats ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4200671</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scaling Back Without Guilt]]></title>
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Dear Annie: For years, I've made it a point to remember every birthday
in my extended family -- my nieces, nephews and now their children -- by
sending cards with a little money tucked inside. It's been my way of
staying connected since I don't ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4199818</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caught in the Crossfire]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I need some serious help. Our son, 36, has been married for
three years. In May 2024, our daughter-in-law became pregnant. We were
elated. She is a nice young woman, but she does have some anxiety and
other issues, which have taken a...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4198960</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Is a Teenage Bride Ever OK?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My 19-year-old daughter -- she'll be 20 in July -- is a
sophomore at Charleston College. She came home for spring break and
informed my husband and me that she had found her soul mate at
Charleston, and they plan to marry this summer. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4164186</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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