DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently welcomed my adult son into my home. I didn’t know him as he was growing up; I learned about him when he was already 18, and since then we’ve stayed in touch through visits, calls and texts. When his mother passed away, he asked to move in with me. My wife and daughters supported the decision, and he’s been living with us for about a year now. He’s 25, has a steady job and is even considering school, which I’m proud of.
In 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first to sail south of the Antarctic Circle. In 1893, the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by a group of U.S.backed businessmen.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My daughter has vitiligo and is adjusting to the changes in her skin and hair. She’s only 7 years old, and as most of us know, kids can be insensitive. Some of her classmates can be judgmental, so it’s been an uphill battle reminding her how beautiful she is, and that the differences in her appearance don’t make her any different than everyone else.
Asked to judge a woman “caught in the act of adultery,” the Gospel of John says Jesus stooped, wrote something in the dust, then told her accusers: “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Dear Doctors: My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. We were worried that it was going to turn into a bad respiratory illness, but it stayed in her nose and throat. That’s a common cold, right? Why is having a cold so different from when you get the flu?
DEAR HARRIETTE: When my husband and I first got married, we started off in Georgia. He wanted to go to medical school and was accepted to a school in Virginia. At this point, we already had our first child, but I wanted him to have the opportunity to achieve his dream, so I stayed in Georgia, and he went to Virginia. Along his med school journey, we got pregnant twice more. Managing a long-distance relationship and three children was hard on me, both mentally and financially.
Has Donald Trump just ripped the mattress tag from international relations? The legend on mattress tags warns that the labels should not be removed “under penalty of law.” That warning has an exception: the consumer. The United Nations Charter affirms the sovereignty of countries around the globe. That stipulation has exceptions, too: humanitarian and human-rights violations.
Dear Doctors: I am a 74-year-old female and was diagnosed with popliteal artery stenosis in my left calf. When walking briskly, it is bothersome to painful. I stop, stretch and can continue, up to 4 miles most days. My internist has suggested I start taking Wegovy. Is this a known treatment?
Last summer, Judy approached me one day when I was walking by an old church.
DEAR HARRIETTE: A couple of years ago, a friend of mine lent me a pair of pants. Soon after the occasion, I stopped by to visit her and totally forgot to bring her pants with me. I admitted my mistake, and then she told me I could keep them because they don’t fit her well. A few days ago, she reached out asking for her pants, and when I made a joke about her taking back gifts, she claimed that I had misplaced the pants and never got back to her. This is not the first time something like this has happened. She often forgets what she’s said or done or just completely concocts a new version of what she thought happened, inaccurately recalling the details around certain situations. I’m tired of always having to pay for her memory loss. Should I have put my foot down about these pants, or is this not worth it? I know it seems petty, but she did give them to me, and I don’t like being accused of withholding someone’s belongings. – Something Borrowed DEAR SOMETHING BORROWED: It may be time to have a different conversation with your friend: Perhaps she is having memory problems. See if you can cite at least three instances when your friend has recounted a different version of a story to you than you remember. Tell her that you are concerned about her memory, and give her these examples as evidence. Know that she is likely to push back. Tell her anyway.