Young people are expected to write thank you notes as a way of showing respect for their elders and putting their manners to work. But the truth is, gratitude is a two-way street. No matter your age ...

I'm a 47-year-old woman from Texas, and I'm not usually one to complain. I've always considered myself resilient, but I'm stuck in a situation where I need advice ...

During my pre-teen, teenage and young adult years, I would make handmade gifts for each set of my grandparents.

Adversity can spark creativity, which is the case for the Barney family, who lost their home near Flat Rock to a mudslide caused by Hurricane Helene.

Tijinee Dampeer advised her daughter, Khali, to write about her late baby brother and it turned into a beautiful poem.

I told my mother, “Grandmother has never written me a thank you note, and I gave her a gift. I will start writing when she ...

I read these complaints in your column and wonder how many grandchildren feel now as I did then. — 64-year-old Grandmother ...

My introduction to poetry — not counting, of course, jump rope rhymes and Valentine sentiments — was in 1945. I was in fifth ...

Marianne Faithfull died Thursday in London at age 78. The singer, actress and 'It' girl of 1960s London inspired — or wrote — ...

DEAR NEVER MOM: You are not the only person who encounters this problem every Mother’s Day. You don’t have to convey the ...

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, ...

It is illegal to ask about the citizenship status of a public school student, and undocumented students are guaranteed ...