A house fire in Chesapeake disrupts Wednesday routines with a road closure and delays at Hickory Elementary School, impacting families and commuters.

DEAR ANNIE: I am 52 and I have a good life on paper. I am married, I work full-time, and I have two teenagers who keep me busy. But lately I have felt oddly lonely, and I am not sure if I am being ...

Do I bring this up and risk sounding needy? Or do I quietly step back and accept that this friendship has changed?

Elena Ollick tells PEOPLE that her 14-year-old daughter is thriving as she learns while traveling the world ...

Dear Annie: I am 52 and I have a good life on paper. I am married, I work full-time, and I have two teenagers who keep me busy. But lately I have felt oddly lonely, and I am not sure if I am being ...

So yes, bring it up — but do it with calm dignity, not with the energy of a courtroom speech. Pick one friend you trust most, ...

I am 52 and I have a good life on paper. I am married, I work full time, and I have two teenagers who keep me busy. But lately I have felt ...

Dear Annie: I am 52 and I have a good life on paper. I am married, I work full-time, and I have two teenagers who keep me busy. But lately I have felt oddly lonely, and I am not sure if I am being ...

In today's Dear Annie column, a 52-year-old mom feels increasingly left out as friends make plans without her. Dear Annie shares how to address shifting friendships with grace.

I am 52 and I have a good life on paper. I am married, I work full-time, and I have two teenagers who keep me busy. But ...

I will suggest getting together, and they reply warmly, but nothing gets scheduled. Then I see they had brunch the next morning.

"I keep wondering if I did something wrong, or if I am simply the 'convenient friend' they like in theory but forget in practice." ...