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		<title><![CDATA[The Gift -- and Challenge -- of Having Two Cultures]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My mother is German, and my father is American. Growing up,
I was raised with traditions from both cultures, but I have never felt
fully part of either one.

Last Christmas, my mother made a traditional German dinner and invited
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4263713</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Opposite Partners Find Adventure Together?]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 15 years, and we
agree on most things except how to spend our free time. I love to
travel. Even a long weekend in a new city makes me feel excited and
alive. I enjoy planning the itinerary, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4262894</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bothered by Bad Breath]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for over 50 years. While
we are physically unable to have sexual relations due to several health
factors, I'm not missing it. Why? Because he has terrible hygiene
practices and the biggest is not ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4262093</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mother Won't Listen to Request for Space]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My mom and I have always had a weird relationship.
Throughout my childhood, I always considered us close, even when she
moved hours away to the other side of the state when I was in middle
school. We would talk regularly, and I would ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4261547</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Faux Pas Costs Me a Friendship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Recently, I had a major social misstep that has essentially
pushed one of my best friends out of my life. During the week of my
birthday, I had a mid-30s crisis; a string of bad memories from dating
and bad luck with women hit me and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4260961</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Feeling the Sting of Supporting Daughter's Family]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 34-year-old daughter who has lived
with us all her life (except for maybe a year). She brought her
freeloading boyfriend in. I had cancer at the time and they didn't even
bother to do anything, so she ended up ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4260265</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Forgiveness Fix All?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: Most often a cheating husband or wife causes the divorce.
Most would want to end their marriage after finding their partner
cheated. And most people would advise the offended partner to leave.

This is most of what I read in people's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4259331</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Not Looking to Cause a Stir]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I have a family problem for which I would appreciate your
opinion. My wife and I are Americans living in a small village in Italy,
in an area popular with tourists. Recently, I contacted my sister and
her husband from the States and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4258436</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Annie; Keeping Seniors Safe Behind the Wheel]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I am a retired RN, and I was interested when one of your
readers wrote that if an elderly person falls, they should not be
allowed to drive. I am here to tell you there is no direct correlation
between falls and driving. Falls for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4257564</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Always the Afterthought]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My husband and I have one daughter, and family has always
been important to us. She has several cousins around her age, and we've
always hoped they would grow up close. Over the years, we've been the
ones reaching out to make plans, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4256798</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your First Job Doesn't Have To Be Your Last]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I'm a recent college grad, and I've always wanted to be a
writer like you. I've applied to more jobs than I can count at
newspapers and magazines but haven't landed a single offer. Everyone
keeps saying "the job market is tough right...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4256194</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Flight Not Taken]]></title>
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Dear Annie: My mom and I have always been close. I'm 35 now, but we talk
almost every day, even though she's in Virginia, where I grew up, and I
moved to Washington state after college. We make an effort to see each
other as much as possible, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4255648</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Power of Being a Present Parent]]></title>
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Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the
guilt is eating me alive. I love my job. I worked hard to get where I
am. But every morning when I leave the house, my 4-year-old asks why I
have to go again, and my heart ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/dearannie/s-4254909</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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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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