Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have been in a horrible relationship for six years. This guy and I have a 1 ½ year old daughter. We are both unhappy and have both decided that I will be moving out on my own within a month. My problem is that I was going through my old diaries …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I lost my job last year – along with many other people in this economy. My problem is with putting effort into finding other jobs. I’m a good worker – if someone hands me a job that is. I just don’t feel comfortable putting myself out there and asking for a job …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My husband and I haven’t been right for almost a year now, including not sleeping together sexually or otherwise. He has his daughter come over every other weekend and she stays with us, but when she comes over he goes in our bedroom with her and stays in there for almost the …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I enjoy reading your column very much. As a matter of fact, I have made a clipping booklet out of many of your columns. I look through them at times when I know I need some uplifting and enlightening. So, thank you so much for being such an invaluable resource. I read …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I never see any questions from retired people that address my needs so I decided to write to you about my dilemma. Last year I retired after running my own business for more than …
Dear Dr. Norquist: We have a 24 year old who is still living at home. He tries to find a job (pretty half-heartedly) sometimes but mostly he sleeps in, watches TV then goes out with his friends. He graduated from community college a few years ago and wasn’t interested in pursuing his education any further …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I just read your column this week. I just happen to have a very similar problem but the person is still alive, and her family is a very important family in town with a very important business. After my husband died, we became friends. I would hate to cause problems for them …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in constant pain. I have a 15 year-old son who lives with his mother in Florida. For the past year he has been unwilling to speak to me or to return my calls. He and I were very close when he was young – until his mother left and moved …
Dear Dr. Norquist: What is the best way to handle the frustration of not being able to confront someone who had done you wrong and who is no longer here? Thank you so much. Dr. Norquist responds: That frustration is still reverberating in your body and mind. You do not actually have to have the …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m pretty much bored with life. I get up and go to work every day, come home and make dinner (and feed my cat) and then watch my favorite TV shows. I have a routine for everything. I talk on the phone a lot and go to mass every weekend. Sometimes I …