Advice Columns
Asking Eric: Years after addiction, my family remains distant
What do I do to fix this and fast, as I said I’ve turned 40 this year, my parents are both 70. Time is running out.

Dear Annie: Setting Boundaries With My Stepson
I told my husband he had one year to find other living arrangements for his son because I no longer felt safe in my own home.

Miss Manners: A dash of strange salt habits
If there is extra salt left in my hand, I dump it in a little mound away from the food.

Dear Abby: I can’t get drug-using boyfriend out of my life
He turned to drugs and became a different person. I can’t get away from him. I work two jobs to support us.

Dear Abby: Teacher has a message for parents
Before you demand that I perform an extra task for you, multiply that task by 25 and imagine what that means for me.

Eugenia Last, what’s my daily horoscope today? Leo, beware of false praise (12/07/25)
See Zodiac signs and horoscopes on 12/07/25 for today’s birthday and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.

Holiday Mathis horoscopes for Dec. 06, 2025
Surreal Closing Trine: See Zodiac signs and horoscopes on 12/06/25 for today’s birthday, celebrity profiles (Judd Apatow) and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.

Miss Manners: Lets not confuse the guests with the bridesmaids
The bridesmaids are wearing long black gowns. Is it acceptable for women guests to wear long black dresses?

Dear Annie: My friend’s table manners are just terrible
The way she held her utensils and kept her head almost in her plate was noticeable, and some people moved to another table.

Miss Manners: Christmas lists: baby’s first gift registry?
I don’t like them getting used to the idea that they can just make gift lists of things other people should get for them.

Dear Abby: Husband’s entitled daughter shows no respect
She continues to be disrespectful to me and has made him choose sides in disagreements. I’ve tried to be neutral.

Asking Eric: Daughter-in-law’s Friendsgiving overshadows family dinner
I just can’t get into it and feel resentment that I waited to host the meal and now it is like feeding everyone leftovers.

