I've never gotten a letter where I thought I knew the person. But I have heard from people who think they know the letter writer.

You can't get a guarantee from everyone who appears in personal photographs that they will forever remain warm presences in one's life or sweet memories.

Accept the fact that life presents us with opportunities to find more than one "one", and that you have learned a mighty life lesson when the next one comes along.

If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child.

I try to direct people in distress to the right resources, where they can get comprehensive help. I've heard from many people that simply putting down in a letter what is going on in their lives is therapeutic in and of itself.

Love is not shown by giving your toddler a car. It's better demonstrated by clapping as she bangs on pots or singing to her while she plays with her cheap little bath toys in the tub.

Once an affair is over, the cheaters need to agree not to see each other anymore in order to reestablish trust with their spouses.