DEAR HARRIETTE: I cut things off with my boyfriend recently. Unfortunately, I do not think it was the right time for us to be together. Throughout our relationship, we had many problems that all stemmed from us not being mature enough to be in a serious relationship.
If anyone knows that President Donald Trump, for all his bluster, can mean what he says, it is the Iranians. Trump is the president who took out the powerful Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in January 2020. Trump is also the president who bombed Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025. And the president who attacked Iran in February 2026. So Iranians know that, for all his talk, Trump can also pull the trigger.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Sometimes my husband will bend the truth just to prove he’s right, and honestly, it drives me a little crazy. He’s always been stubborn, but at this point in our lives, I don’t understand why “winning” small, meaningless arguments still matters so much to him. It’s not even about big issues – it’s little things. For example, we were talking about which teams are playing in the World Cup, and he confidently named a country that isn’t even participating. When I questioned him, he doubled down and said he had looked it up. I knew that wasn’t true. These moments feel unnecessary and frustrating, especially when the stakes are so low. I don’t want to call him a liar or create tension over minor things, but I also don’t want to keep letting it slide. Should I call him out or just allow his ego to have these small wins? – Wrong and Strong DEAR WRONG AND STRONG:
Dear Doctors: My daughter and my daughter-in-law got pregnant at the same time. They just had their babies, and something that keeps coming up is the idea of the fourth trimester. That’s not a term that was used when I had my own children, and I would like to learn more.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I confided in someone I thought was a close friend about some pain points and concerns I experience with my brother. This was hard for me to do because I prefer not to discuss family matters with other people, but I guess I was feeling overwhelmed and really needed to vent in the moment. I thought I was in a safe space when I shared the sensitive things that have been going on with my family – boy, was I wrong.
In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at high noon as thousands of settlers were allowed into the state to claim land.
Dear Doctors: I am considering having sigmoid surgery. Five years ago, I had pancreatic cancer. I have also had multiple episodes of diverticulitis. Is there any information about how common post-op diarrhea is after this surgery? Is it constant, or does it eventually stop?
The year 2026 marks my 12th and final year in the State Senate, and after working and voting on the state budget every year since 2014, I can say that I have truly seen it all. I’ve seen our state in extreme budget shortfalls, and I’ve seen our state with record amounts in savings. But one thing remains true, no matter the amount of funds available, is that the Legislature must fulfill its Constitutional duty to craft and pass a balanced budget.
My husband, Peter, called me from the bathroom. “Carrie!” We are still in Mexico, and Peter’s abscessed tooth had been extracted earlier that day. The extraction had been difficult. Peter was sore and tired, and he had not eaten since the night before. All this factored into what happened next.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My 14-year-old daughter recently came home from school sobbing because she said that a lot of the boys were calling her ugly. As her mother, I feel horrible and partially responsible since she takes after me. She looks so much like me when I was her age, and I hate to admit it, but it’s not a great thing. Seeing her so upset broke my heart. She locked herself in her room for hours and refused to eat dinner that night. What makes this situation even harder for me is that it brings back painful memories from my own teenage years. I struggled with low self-esteem growing up and was often teased for how I looked. I worked hard as an adult to move past that and build confidence in other areas of my life, but hearing my daughter repeat the same hurtful things about herself that I used to think about myself has been incredibly difficult.