Amy Dickinson
Seven days a week, letter after letter, Amy Dickinson applies an objective eye to reader problems large and small in "ASK AMY: Advice for the real world."
Dickinson succeeds the legendary Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) as the Chicago Tribune's signature advice columnist. Chicago Tribune editor Gerould Kern said: “Amy understands the personal issues affecting millions of people in their everyday lives and offers grounded advice for healthy, lasting relationships. She’s also a terrific storyteller.” As an advice columnist, Amy uses her talents as a journalist and her personal experiences to answer each question with the care and attention she would devote to her closest friends. Her advice is rooted in honesty and trust, traits she applies to her writing and her life.
Before joining the Chicago Tribune, Dickinson (a distant relative of the poet Emily Dickinson) penned a column on family issues for TIME magazine and had been regularly featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." A weekly column, carried on AOL's News Channels, frequently drew from her experience as a single parent and member of a large, extended family. In addition, she has appeared as a social commentator on CBS' "Sunday Morning."
Dickinson, who grew up on a small dairy farm in New York, currently lives in Chicago with her teenage daughter. A graduate of Georgetown University, Dickinson also has worked as a producer for NBC News and as a freelance writer for publications such as The Washington Post, Esquire and O magazine.
Amy Dickinson Samples
If you must invite this guy, speak now
DEAR AMY: My fiance and I are planning our wedding and are putting together our invitation list. One of these families has a son who had seriously offended one of our close friends.
What is this leading question leading to?
DEAR AMY: I have been out of the workforce for 10 years while being a stay-at-home mom to our son. During all of these interviews, I have been asked, point-blank, "Do you have children?"
Friends' use of scents doesn't smell sweet
DEAR AMY: How do I tell friends that their laundry soap and aftershave are making me sick? Our sons are very close and the boys spend a lot of time together. The last time he was here, it caused an asthma attack for me that lasted a couple of hours.
Stepkids sing, 'Happy birthday to -- who?'
DEAR AMY: Seven years ago I married a widowed man who has three children, nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. I've made it a point to recognize them on their birthdays.
Mom wishes the kids would make Dad pay
DEAR AMY: I have been divorced for almost two years. I tried through counseling and in every way I could to stay married, but after 3-1/2 years, I finally divorced him. We have three children who are in their 20s.
Son expresses strong parental preference
DEAR AMY: I have a 4-year-old son. For the past few months, he has demonstrated a strong preference for me over his mother.
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