by Cathi Hanauer | Jul 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: We originally published this story in October 2018. With all that’s going on in the news right now, we feel the situation, if a bit dated in detail and lighter in tone than the current moment warrants, is more relevant than ever. Dear Answer...
by Cathi Hanauer | May 22, 2020
Editor’s Note: With college going online and the employment picture bleak, we figured more of you are spending more time than you ever expected with your young adult children. Our Answer Queen tackled this subject a while back, but the advice is so spot...
by Cathi Hanauer | May 20, 2019
Dear Answer Queen: My husband, B, and I took care of his father for many years, until he died a few months ago. It was hard but very rewarding, and I’m glad we did it. B has a mentally disabled older sister, J, now 61, whom we’ve also looked after for close to a...
by Cathi Hanauer | Sep 19, 2018
Editor’s note: Are you a single empty nester? We’d love to hear your experience in the comments! I was, as my teenage son would say, amped to read Tom Perrotta’s new novel, Mrs. Fletcher. For one, Perrotta is a master of the funny, engaging, quirkily sexy...
by Cathi Hanauer | Sep 10, 2018
Dear Answer Queen: Recently, with my doctor’s permission, I lowered the dose of the antidepressant I’ve been on for decades. My kids had graduated college and my husband was doing well at work, so we didn’t have to worry as much about money—which meant I could work...
