DEAR ANNIE: Each year, I send my sister’s three adult children gifts. The youngest does not thank me unless prompted. My two questions are: Isn’t this rude? And should I cease sending her a gift?

"See you next week," I told my 10-year-old as he slipped through the doorway with his duffel bag. My 14-year-old was already in the car, eager for a break from us and our home. "I'll miss you," I ...

Send your own letter to [email protected] or, even easier, do it here. Yes, it’s anonymous. Q. I’m a woman in my mid-20s who really screwed up. I was with my former partner for about two and a half ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it appropriate to send a handwritten note of condolence to my old college beau who lost his wife to cancer? I thought that someone who once meant a great deal to me would ...

Dear Annie: Each year, I send my sister’s three adult children gifts. The youngest does not thank me unless prompted. My two questions are: Isn’t this rude? And should I cease sending her a gift?

A reader wants to shore up her brother against financial hardships, but she’s unsure how to stipulate what the money is to be used for without coming off as controlling. By Philip Galanes My brother ...