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Boy Hurt By Rejection Bursts Into Tears When Stepdad Asks To Adopt Him
"My son has been hurt, he's been rejected, and my husband came into his life and filled the holes in my son's little broken ...
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Ways to show children you love them
As the mother tucked her eight-year-old son into bed, she pulled out his favorite book and began to read. Despite the long day at work, she watched his eyes light ...
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A Letter to My Child Studying Far from Home
A heartfelt letter that could serve as an example for you to send to your child studying far away. Words of love are always welcome.
Dear Annie: Widow wants her remaining son to know she loves him, even though they were never very close
Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and ...
My Stepson Calls Me “Mom.” We Have a Great Relationship on Paper. But I Have an Evil Secret.
After brushing teeth and reading a story, my husband and I each tuck one of the kids into bed. My script is “I love you and I ...
A critic wrestles with Robert Frost’s life and verse
In a 1930 letter, Robert Frost stated his priorities as memorably — which, for Frost, meant as mischievously — as possible: “Am I any good? That’s what I’d like to know and all I need to know.” The ...
Dear Annie: Reconnecting with son after years of distance
I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and the other no ...
Dear Annie: I want to reconnect with my estranged son before I die
Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and the other no longer speaks to me. He believes I abandoned him, though we ...
Dear Annie: I want to write a letter to my estranged son before I die
"I would like to leave him a letter when I pass, letting him know I always loved him, even though I struggled to express it." ...
Alaska Dispatch News3d
Dear Annie: I’m aging and in declining health. How do I tell my estranged son that I always loved him?
Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and ...
Dear Annie: Widow in declining health wants to reconnect with estranged son, but says he’s uninterested
DEAR ANNIE: I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and ...
Dear Annie: Vicious cycle of abandonment has left mother-son relationship in ruins
Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old widow, and I lost my husband in 2018. I had two grown sons; one passed away last October, and ...