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Assumptions disrupting friendship

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Dear Annie: I have known one of my friends, “Pam,” for more than 50 years, and at times she has been a very good friend. She and her husband introduced me to my now-ex-husband and were both in my wedding party. Last year, I had a disagreement with a mutual friend, “Sharon.” Quite ...

Picture albums hold recipes

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Dear Heloise: A number of years ago, I purchased a couple of mini picture albums at the dollar store. I use them as themed holders for my recipes. One holds all the ones I use for Christmas, another holds all my favorite sweet recipes, and another holds my favorite non-sweet recipes and hints ...

Moving out and moving on

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Dear Annie: I lived with my husband for 50 years. We met spontaneously, and I moved in with him soon afterward. He was different from the norm. He was smart, always outgoing and had many great friends. I fell deeply in love. We got married after a few years together and began to build our ...

Remember the elderly

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Dear Heloise: I feel so sorry for residents in assisted living or nursing homes. All too many families look upon these two places to warehouse the elderly, never bothering to visit their loved ones or take them out to lunch or dinner someplace. Many don’t even pick up the telephone to call ...

Companies clueless on need for bereavement time

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Dear Annie: My daughter was 14 weeks pregnant when the baby died. The nurse midwives, who were wonderful, sent her home to have the miscarriage and told her it could take up to two weeks to “be complete.” I was surprised and extremely saddened by how she was treated by her supervisor at ...

Here are summer hints for kids

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Dear Heloise: School is out, and many of the kiddos will be spending time at grandma’s house. Here are 10 suggestions that grandparents can do to keep themselves and the kids entertained while still learning. 1. Do jigsaw puzzles. Maybe try buying one of the United States map so that ...