The other day I was vacuuming her room when I stumbled across her diary and couldn't help but take a peek. Now I wish I'd never picked it up. Her entries show that she is completely fixated with ...

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A lesson in art appreciation at the Met, a bathtub in the kitchen and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Dear Diary: My trips to the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

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DEAR ANNIE: My relationship with my mother has been deeply strained since my grandmother’s death five years ago. My mother and I were her primary caregivers, and I loved my grandmother dearly.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years (eight years married). When we were first married, we had fun. He used to take me out on dates. He knows I enjoy dining and dancing, but ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve learned something surprising over the years as a step-parent: Holidays don’t have to be confined to specific dates. In our family, Christmas Eve is just as special as ...