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"He says thank you when you give him snacks but will also tell you to shut up," said Chantelle Rogers, who works at the animal shelter in Fall River, Mass.

Can you really just toss those area rugs in your washing machine? The reviews are mixed.

This letter writer's 7-year-old constantly speaks in a "squeaky baby voice with bad grammar" that annoys the whole family.

Letter writer thinks her "lazy and entitled" son-in-law is not good enough for her "hardworking" daughter.

A letter writer and her husband disagree on charging their daughter rent after footing the bill for her master's degree.

Host who doesn't drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

The Pentagon Pizza Report's founder says, "It's stupid, it's funny, but you can't help but feel there's also something there."

A roundup of the best columns from advice columnist Carolyn Hax about retirement.

Let these cookout recipes guide you through the July Fourth holiday -- and the rest of the summer season.

The obesity rate in Italy is far below that in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals involving pasta.