This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Celebrating milestone birthdays often brings mixed emotions — excitement about new privileges and fear about new responsibilities. As a ...

Dear Annie: I am very confused. I have a friend who is 70 and is in the hospital. She has put a mutual friend, “Dorothy,” down as her daughter. She has a son, but he is a man-child. Our friend Dorothy ...

DEAR ABBY: I will turn 18 in six months. I know I should be happy, but to be completely honest with you, I’m scared to become an adult. I don’t feel I’m ready to grow up and leave my childhood behind.