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DEAR ABBY: My mom is mad at me. I have been a little bad, but I always do the dishes, sweep, clear the table and take out the trash. Every day when school is finished, I wait for Mom to get off work so she can help me with my homework, but when I do, she gets upset, mad and frustrated and stops talking to me. She tells me to do it myself, but I don’t know how to do some. She says I’m smart, but I don’t know if I am. Please help me because I want my mom happy. -- STUCK STUDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA
Read moreChocolate lovers rejoice come Valentine’s Day. Come February, it seems everywhere you look there are rich, chocolately treats just waiting to be devoured.
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DEAR ABBY: My now-ex and I had a complicated, fouryear on-again, off-again relationship. I finally ended it five months ago, but I’m still not sure whether I made the right choice.
Read moreBarbara “Bobbie” Jean Kean, age 68, passed away on February 9, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born in Seminole County to Albert and Cora Kean.
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DEAR ABBY: I enjoy babysitting for the children of family and friends. But while I have nothing to hide, I hate how everyone seems to have inside cameras. I feel like I’m in a fishbowl, like if I let their kids veg in front of the TV or the computer, I’ll be judged as lazy. I also hate having my picture taken, so the idea of being on a live feed all day is off-putting.
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I’ve loved librarians.
I remember my first school librarian. Her name was Mrs. Scheau, and she rode a bicycle to school, back when this was still a novelty. She wore a plaid skirt every day, and she was enormously kind.
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This past week, the Legislature convened for the First Session of the 58th Legislature. With the shortened session last year, we have no time to waste. We gathered in the Senate Monday morning before joining our colleagues in the House for Gov.
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