Laundry accidents happen to the best of us. Have you ever accidentally washed something colorful with whites, and then your whites aren’t so white anymore? That’s what happened to this man when he let ...

I connected with my long-lost cousin on Facebook. She reminded me of my childhood and sent me some old photos. Among them were the only photos I have of me with my mom. When someone named Rosemary ...

Dear Amy: I am a 64-year-old woman, the youngest in my family. When I was 16, one of my cousins, “Will,” (a 30-year-old man who is now a doctor) invited me to New York City for a visit. I barely knew ...

Dear Cousin: Where I’m from, people used to talk about having “play cousins” – people who weren’t really related to you but with whom you were often expected to hang out because your parents were ...

Dear Eric: After some years of being out of touch, I reconnected with a once-close cousin. When she recently visited my area, I met up with her and her granddaughter, “Mia”. My cousin told me of the ...

DEAR ABBY: My cousin is refusing to allow me to see my aunt (“Betty”). After a horrible 2020, during which my cousin lost her husband to cancer and the lockdown occurred that kept most people isolated ...

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, I rarely thought about where I would go to Mass. I was still in high school when the pandemic hit, and prior to Covid, my family’s regular Sunday routine had me reliably ...

I learned to crochet from my great-grandmother. She made baby blankets for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren with their names on them. I have fond memories of my relatives figuring out which ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My cousin, with whom my husband and I are very close, is getting married. Unfortunately, there are a few problems. The initial issues included our limited finances, transportation ...