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		<title><![CDATA[Kids' Sports Have Squashed Our Summer Fun]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I always pictured summer as the one time of year when our
family could finally slow down. During the school year, we are all
racing from homework to practices to carpools to late dinners. I thought
summer would bring beach days, lazy...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4254128</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Burden of Always Being Available]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My younger sister has always been the "fun one" in our
family. She breezes in late with a bottle of wine and a funny story, and
somehow everyone forgives her before she has even taken off her coat.
She forgets birthdays, cancels ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4253233</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making Peace With a Changed View]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My next-door neighbor recently cut down several beautiful
old trees along our shared property line. These were not little
saplings. They were tall, graceful, historic-looking trees that had been
there long before either of us bought ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4252363</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Growing Older, Feeling Smaller]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I sit here writing to you starting another week much like
the past six months of this year: depressed by the way time has altered
my life.

I'm 76 and married. My routine rarely changes. I wake up, listen to the
news and eat ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4251533</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waiting Room Worries]]></title>
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Dear Annie: The doctor I have been seeing for over 20 years has decided
to discontinue her practice in the town I live in and move to another
town. I can't get to that town, so I've asked friends to recommend their
doctors. But I'm dreading ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4250909</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Season of Distance, Not Goodbye]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am an 86-year-old mother of three children, a grandmother
of six and great-grandmother of eight. We have always had a great
relationship with our children.

Our youngest daughter, who has always been close to us, went through a
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4250366</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriage Is More Than Co-Managing]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and in many
ways he is a good man. He works hard, pays the bills, shows up for our
children and has never been cruel or unfaithful. From the outside, I am
sure people think I have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4249173</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[One Parent's Dream, Another's Heartbreak]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I are in a painful disagreement about our
children's education. He went to boarding school as a teenager and says
it was one of the best things that ever happened to him. He talks about
the independence, friendships, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4248444</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Holding the Office Together Alone]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I work in a small office where our boss is almost never
there. She comes in late, leaves early, works from home whenever she
feels like it and is often "unavailable" when problems come up.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are expected to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4247561</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mother in the Middle]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm writing for advice about a dear friend, "Meg," who we've
known for more than 40 years. She has a son, "Rodney," who went to high
school with our son and who has always been on the edge of being an
outlaw.

Over the years, we've ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4245830</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Perpetual Plus-One]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm 29, living in New York City, with a job I love and a
great group of friends -- none of whom are single. Half are married or
engaged, the other half coupled up in serious relationships. I'm
generally OK being single, but going out...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4245191</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hoping To Heal a Hurting Family]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I've been married for 35 years and have four children and
seven grandchildren. We are a blended family. All the children lived
with, and were raised by, my husband and me.

One of my daughters was always kind of a black sheep, always...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4244670</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Social Media Likes Define Self-Worth]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My 14-year-old daughter spends far too much time on social
media, and I am beginning to see it affect her mood, confidence and
sleep.

She checks her phone the moment she wakes up and often stays online long
after she is supposed to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4244000</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My Friend's Joy Highlights My Own Pain]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am embarrassed to admit this, but I am jealous of my best
friend.

"Claire" and I have been close for more than 20 years. We met in
college, stood in each other's weddings and raised our children
alongside one another. She has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4243094</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Being Needed Isn't the Same as Being Valued]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am the person everyone in my family calls when they need
something. I babysit, drive relatives to appointments, host holidays and
lend money when someone is in a bind. I rarely complain because I love
my family and want to be ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4242164</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grandson's New Relationship Creates Distance]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I raised our grandson from the time he was a
baby. He is now 19, and until recently, we were very close.

When he first introduced us to his girlfriend, I thought she seemed nice
enough. But now she is constantly by ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4241215</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Freedom, Family and Love This Fourth of July]]></title>
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Dear Readers: On this Fourth of July, I hope you give yourself
permission to slow down.

Let the day be simple.

Enjoy the sound of laughter from the next yard. Notice the flags moving
in the breeze. Sit outside with a cold drink. Watch the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4240346</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Is 'Soon'?]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am a 31-year-old woman, and I've been with my boyfriend
for five years. We've been talking about marriage for the past two --
talking about it and talking about it. Every time it comes up, it's
positive. He tells me he can't wait ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4239722</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Married to the Tube]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband is one of those people who always needs the TV
on. Eating dinner? TV on. Getting dressed? TV on. Even working, he'll
have it on -- muted if necessary, but on.

I'm not anti-TV, but I do feel it steals from the quality time...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4239115</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Father on Hold]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My wife (40) and I (53) have been married for almost a year
and a half. A few weeks ago, she moved out and took our daughters, ages
3 and 4, with her. When she left, she said they'd be back that evening.
They haven't returned. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4238429</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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