Ask the Vet
Pets
Welcome New Puppy After the Holidays
Jan. 01, 2026
Q: Our daughter, who recently bought her first house, has been talking about getting a puppy. She will be hosting Hanukkah this year, and we'd love to see her face when a cute little puppy sporting a big blue bow springs from the box we give her.
Single File®
Advice
Walking Single File
Dec. 31, 2025
Married or not, each of us walks single file through life's landscape, because everyone has a "single" part, our unique individuality — separate and apart from the crowd.
Everyday Cheapskate
Business and Finance
A Letter From 13-Year-Old Abby
Dec. 31, 2025
Dear Mrs. Mary Hunt: My name is Abby. I am 13 years old. So, my mom got your book, "Raising Financially Confident Kids." She is on Chapter 9, and she wants to do that — give your kids money and make them buy their clothes, shoes, etc.
'Tween 12 & 20
Advice
He Somehow Smelled My Malaise Toward Him
Dec. 31, 2025
DR. WALLACE: A strange thing happened to me at a holiday party I recently attended. I've been dating the same guy for the past six months and we both attend the same high school.