Dear Amy: When I was a young woman of 20 and returned home for a visit after basic training in the military, my father had too much to drink one night. He asked me to sit beside him after my
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Ask Amy: This mom has one bestie — her daughter The Denver Post
Dear Amy: My mom and I are best friends. My parents had a true storybook romance. They met as children and were married for 32 years until my dad was quickly taken from our lives by cancer, when he was
Ask Amy: Credit card accounts churn up concern The Denver Post
Dear Amy: I need some advice. For the last five years, my husband has been churning credit cards (opening up credit card accounts solely for the opening bonus, then closing them after the bonus is received). He opens cards in
Ask Amy: Online match wants to show up at the office The Denver Post
Dear Amy: I’m a 43-year-old never-married man who was matched and connected online with a 50-year-old woman who was married for 30 years and has several children and grandchildren. We have been texting back in forth for a couple of
Ask Amy: Veteran responds to thank you for your service The Denver Post
Dear Amy: I am a 75-year-old veteran. I want to pass on some feelings I have when people say, “Thank you for your (military) service” to me. I was in the U.S. military from 1966 to 1969 and served at
Ask Amy: Grandchild would like to reject grandparents, for cause The Denver Post
Dear Amy: I am 20 years old. I have never really had a relationship with my grandparents. I see them two or three times a year, usually on birthdays and holidays. They are not nice people. Both are narcissists. They
Ask Amy: “Lunch Ladies” serve extra portions of kindness – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: In a recent question from “Upset and Embarrassed,” the writer noted that fellow nurses bullied her, calling her a “lunch lady.” I wanted to share a story about lunch ladies, who should be respected and lifted up for
Ask Amy: My ex-fiancé has become a sex worker – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: I ended my engagement to my partner of just over four years right before the pandemic. Recovering from my heartbreak was made so much worse by the quarantine, but I have moved forward. I’m about to buy a
Ask Amy: Uninterrupted conversations lead to monologues – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: My husband maintains that when a person is speaking, we should remain completely silent until the speaker stops, and then wait two extra beats, to make sure the person who is speaking is not just taking a breath.
Ask Amy: Angry granny needs more balance – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: My wife and I married a little later in life and only had one child, a daughter. Our wish for a grandchild came true when our daughter had a baby boy a little over a year ago. We