http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/chi-amydickinson,0,6515148.columnist?track=rss en ©2013, Courant.com Thu, 23 May 2013 21:31:40 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0524-amy-20130524,0,5081875.column?track=rss Dear Amy: My wife and I think it might be a good idea to let our 10-year-old son explore the city in which we live. What do you think of this? Is it even legal? If it is, how far can he stray? Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0523-amy-20130523,0,4098833.column?track=rss Dear Amy: I've been divorced for four years. My daughter chose to stay with me. Her friends and her school were here; she is also closer to me than her mother. She is 18 now and away at college. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0522-amy-20130522,0,3115791.column?track=rss Dear Amy: My daughter, 40, was married to a man who was mentally abusive. He estranged her from her brother and friends and tried to end her relationship with her father and me. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0521-amy-20130521-11,0,5672627.column?track=rss Dear Amy: I am really scared for my younger sister. My mom has let her start tanning in tanning beds. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0520-amy-20130520,0,1149707.column?track=rss Dear Amy: I have been married for more than 15 years and have two great kids (14 and 9) with my wife. My life is seemingly perfect from the outside. No one would suspect there was a problem, but I've been living with the knowledge that I am gay for more than five years. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-sun-0519-amy-20130519,0,6490272.column?track=rss Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and a nurse asked her if she uses birth control. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0518-amy-20130518,0,7899929.column?track=rss Dear Amy: My father has cancer, along with other health issues. Though his prognosis is fine, my mother seems to be showing a complete lack of concern or involvement with his health care. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0517-amy-20130517,0,6916887.column?track=rss Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have been living together for 10 years. Both of us had previously been married. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0516-amy-20130516,0,5933845.column?track=rss Dear Amy: I am a divorced woman about to turn 50 in a loving relationship with a man the same age. We live two hours away from each other but see each other every week. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Ask Amy http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/columnists/ct-ae-0515-amy-20130515,0,4950803.column?track=rss Dear Amy: Last year I became friends with a woman at work who, like me, was pregnant. We hung out a few times, and when I visited her house, I was shocked. Amy, I am not a neat freak, but I have never been anywhere so filthy. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400