Coping With a Family Member’s Mental Illness
When a family member is mentally ill, you may think they’re the only ones who need help, but you’re probably wrong.
When a family member is mentally ill, you may think they’re the only ones who need help, but you’re probably wrong.
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I want another baby, but my husband doesn’t.
Or, what to do when the bitterness starts to taste kind of good.
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I recently had a falling out with my best friend’s wife and I can’t get in touch with him. Can this friendship be saved?
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My in-laws have chosen cigarettes over my son. What can I do?
My mother really wants to be here for the birth of my second child…but I’d really prefer my mother-in-law. What should I do?
At some point, you may start thinking — dreaming! wishing! longing! — about leaving the house. By yourself, with your husband, partner, friends. Anywhere and spend two hours free of the fear that someone is going to vomit into your cleavage.
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I found (and concealed) a letter to my deceased father-in-law’s mistress. Who now wants to come visit our family. Help!
Must have his own car.
A concerned husband wants to know when it stops being “just hormones” and starts being something more serious.
My mother-in-law will be enraged if she discovers we’ve chosen someone else as our children’s guardian in our will. How do we keep it a secret?
A good friend’s pregnancy combined with an unexpected personal loss has left her wondering what to do next.
Do I owe her an explanation for why I’m done fighting for our friendship? Or can I just ignore her until she gets the picture?
We RSVP’d to their wedding…and then forgot to actually attend!