We have a range of questions today, from hairpieces (!!) to the ghosting (hint: don’t do it) to someone slowly pulling back after a number of great dates.

Let’s get into it…

Q: On our third date, he admitted that he's bald and wears a hairpiece. Am I wrong to feel cheated?

A: If somebody does something to enhance their looks to make ...Read more

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.

“I have no children, no husband, no siblings,” Barden remembered saying. “Who’s going to hold my hand while I die?”

Barden, 75, never had children. She’s lived on her own in western Massachusetts since ...Read more

What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor?

He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate.

If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis or a taping of a public...Read more

Q. I have no idea how to co-parent when my ex is such a jerk and is always telling me how I screwed up: I can’t parent the kids right. I don’t cook nutritious food. I drink too much.

I’m so beaten down I don’t want to talk to them about anything, let alone consult them about our kids. What’s good ex-etiquette?

A. My first thought ...Read more

Dear Kid Whisperer,

I would appreciate some guidance. You trained teachers at my school in Behavioral Leadership. I think the strategies are great, but I have a few concerns with how some things are being implemented and would LOVE some advice and direction. I'm specifically looking for guidance on Delayed Learning Opportunities (DLOs) as it is...Read more

KESHENA, Wis. — Rihauna Fuentez runs her fingers along the tangled wires, tracing their course over a wooden panel and into an electrical box. The 20-year-old, with mussed rainbow hair and a nose piercing, pounds her hammer with precision.

She surveys her work beside her peers. “I’m just trying to figure out which color wire I put through...Read more

We accidentally left for our vacation in Maine a day early. I take full credit — or blame — it depends on who tells the story. There’s nothing wrong with leaving a day early, except that when you get there you won’t have a place to stay.

A quick online search landed us a reservation just outside a picturesque New England town we’d ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- I am standing on what looks like a cramped, dark city street. A tavern is around a corner, a police department in front of me. And I'm lost.

That's when I hear a whisper. "Psst." I turn, and see a puppet peeping his head out of a secret opening of a door. Over here," he says, and I find myself leaning in to listen to this furry, ...Read more

Even though I have enough saved for early retirement, I still worry. As someone with lifelong chronic conditions, I know all too well how healthcare costs can creep up, even when everything else seems under control.

Medical debt is one of the sneakiest ways financial stress shows up in people’s lives. According to Kaiser Family Foundation’...Read more

When a guy tells incredibly stupid jokes during the day and emits window-rattling snores at night, his wife could not be blamed for telling him to keep his mouth shut.

That is why my wife, Sue, was thrilled to hear that a respiratory technician told me the same thing.

“Keep your mouth shut,” said Devin Moncayo, who was giving me a ...Read more

DENVER -- After an enterprising life, one resilient Colorado casket can finally rest in peace.

The sturdy wood vessel lined with a silky white interior originated as a traditional mortuary viewing casket before a midlife career change took it to the stage. The fame and theatrics were followed by years of repose in a basement before the casket ...Read more

Maybe you saw the Trump administration just quietly gutted the office that oversees special education services and funding.

Maybe you didn’t. There’s a lot to keep track of right now.

All but a handful of staff were laid off from the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which oversees ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- In Saul Valdivia's preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden table. An assortment of plastic bugs and wooden shapes lay scattered across its surface. This light box learning tool uses contrasts to help encourage young kids with impaired vision develop awareness of objects, ...Read more

Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow — I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled.

As the bike toppled, he thrust out his left arm to break the fall. It didn’t seem like a serious accident, yet “I couldn’t get up,” he said.

At ...Read more

Maybe you saw the Trump administration just quietly gutted the office that oversees special education services and funding.

Maybe you didn’t. There’s a lot to keep track of right now.

All but a handful of staff were laid off from the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which oversees ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Most fine-dining experiences want to remove the chaos, aiming to create a seamlessly elegant night out. "Family Meal," however, wants to lay it on.

We had been told we are here to attend a retirement party of sorts, one final meal from an acclaimed chef before he hands over his 26-year-old restaurant. What unfolds is a battle ...Read more

The past two years, have seen rainstorms that were real gully washers at my house in West Georgia. Consequently, my dry creek area with daylilies saw the rocks moving downhill. But the water movement opened the door for one of the most enjoyable gardening projects in years.

The storms created a winding path for water to relocate to the street. ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The discovery of what appeared to be a human femur and pelvic bone might have unnerved the construction workers who unearthed them near Lake Worth Beach last week, but for Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney and her students, it was just an average Monday.

The forensic anthropologist and Florida Gulf Coast University professor is ...Read more

ROCHESTER, Minn. – They’re setting the dolls loose.

Dozens of time-worn dolls and children’s toys adorn the walls, hang from the ceiling and stare up from the floor, some in faded dollhouses more than a century old.

The History Center of Olmsted County’s Creepy Dolls collection — which since 2019 has drawn international attention ...Read more

Congratulations! Becoming debt-free is a game-changer. Making that last payment on credit cards, student loans or whatever debt burden you carried must have been a huge weight off your shoulders. After having paid off $300,000 of debt, I know that feeling well. But when the celebratory vibes wear off and the weight is lifted, what comes next?

...Read more