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Dear Annie: How did I become the one holding my whole family together with a calendar and a smile?
Dear Annie: How did I become the one holding my whole family together with a calendar and a smile?
Dear Annie: How did I become the one holding my whole family together with a calendar and a smile?

Published on: 04/29/2026

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Little by little, I became the one holding the whole family together with a calendar, a smile and a growing sense of resentment. Getty Images

Dear Annie: I have become the person in my family who remembers everything. I remember birthdays, make the holiday plans, check in on relatives, send the thank-you notes, buy the gifts and somehow keep track of who is upset with whom. If someone forgets an anniversary or a school event, it often falls to me to smooth it over.

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