Not Without My Husband
Am I a terrible person for wanting to take my toddler to see family on Thanksgiving while he’s stuck at work?
Am I a terrible person for wanting to take my toddler to see family on Thanksgiving while he’s stuck at work?
My daughter and I are caught in the middle between two women who hate each other. What do I do?
I want my mom to be there during labor and delivery. My husband is all but marking his territory by peeing in the snow. Help!
Can this grandparent relationship be saved?
I want to honor my father by giving his name to my son. My mother sees it as honoring the “bad guy” in an ugly divorce.
The latest in our ongoing series of Can This Grandparent Be Trusted To Babysit? Communication is key– voicing your concerns and having an honest conversation may be the key for building a healthy babysitting relationship.
Is it your responsibility to mend your spouse’s family fences, or should you just keep out of it and let them sort it out?
My child has just been diagnosed with a condition my in-laws don’t even believe exists. Now what?
Should we let his mother buy us life insurance…even if she’s demanding control of the benefits?
My husband is an alcoholic…but if he goes to rehab he’ll miss the birth of our child. What should I do? We have some advice.
My mother has announced that she will never let her (hypothetical, for now) grandchildren call her anything grandmother-related. Should I be worried?
My mom really, really wants to be in the room when I deliver. I really, really don’t. How can I tell her without hurting her feelings?
My husband stays home with our baby but lets him sleep all day…so he’s awake all night! How do I fix this without sounding accusatory?
I just found out — thanks to Facebook — that one of my best friends is getting married. And I’m not invited. What happened??
A mom finds herself and young family pulled into her husband’s family’s cycle of emotional and verbal abuse. She needs practical advice on how to save the relationship with her children’s grandparents, if that is at all possible.
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
I’m pregnant and live overseas, but want to come home for my third trimester and the birth…with or without my husband.
I’m pregnant, but I’m scared and unhappy all the time. I feel like the parts of me that aren’t sustaining a child are dying. And I don’t know how to fix it.
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
My newborn has colic and now my family is hanging out without me! Are postpartum hormones just making me oversensitive? Please help.