Siblings have very different temperaments

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have one child who is quiet and reserved, and my other child is extroverted. I have tried to get them to do things together and to have the extroverted one help the shy one to make friends. All of my efforts seem to make things worse.

Friend’s new wife overshares about couple’s married life

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s best friend remarried a couple of years ago, and the new wife, “Jane,” is a handful. When we get together, she’s as free-spirited and open as you can get, sexually.

Girlfriend and her brother have vicious fights

DEAR HARRIETTE: I seem to have become the go-between when my girlfriend and her brother get into arguments. I am an only child, so I am unaccustomed to seeing family members go at each other so viciously.

Transgender woman strives to preserve marriage to wife

DEAR ABBY: I am a transgender female who is working on my marriage to my wife of 41 years. I started my transition in 2011. We have had our ups and downs during the course of our marriage. We have two sons and eight beautiful grandchildren.

No new treatments for polymyalgia rheumatica

Dear Doctor: I am a 77-year-old man who used to exercise regularly. I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica a couple of years ago. Sometimes I feel like it is going to disappear, and other times it seems to worsen. Are there any new remedies?

Employee dwelling on negative feedback

DEAR HARRIETTE: I conducted a workshop for a client, and we did a survey to see how the participants felt about it. I thought it went really well, and most of the participants agreed and shared bits about their experiences in the comments. About a third of the participants didn’t like it, though.

Sister is left out of the loop when family visits her town

DEAR ABBY: I live in Atlanta, and my family lives four hours south. My brother travels here often to visit his girlfriend and their son. I never know he’s in town unless another family member mentions it or he posts a photo of himself at a local landmark.

Gut microbiome may have connection to mental health

Dear Doctor: I’ve been on a few different medications for depression, but none of them did much of anything. A friend keeps going on about psychobiotics, which to me doesn’t even sound like a real word. What is he talking about?

Laid-off employee must find a new job

DEAR HARRIETTE: I worked the same job for many years — decades, really — and I got laid off this summer. I have meager savings and no idea of what I can possibly do to take care of my family. I do not have a college degree, but I do have a lot of job experience in office administration.

City Charter needs election tweaking

CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL This week we learned of language in the Clinton City Charter that states when city councilmen take office and how long their term is that don’t always go hand-in-hand.