The Extended Family Vacation
Should you take Grandma’s feelings into consideration when planning your family vacation? We have some thoughts about this sticky situation.
Should you take Grandma’s feelings into consideration when planning your family vacation? We have some thoughts about this sticky situation.
Sometimes a pixie cut is more than just a style decision. Kristen Chase shares her reasoning for taking the plunge. And no, it wasn’t lice.
How many times would you let someone snub, ignore and hurt you before you just plan gave up? What if that someone…was your parent?
When one parent is ill and the other is in denial…when is it time to step in and start caring for the caretaker?
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?
There’s nothing like a few little health scares to make you think about your assumptions and the future.
I started a new job and found out I was pregnant, all in the same week. NOW WHAT?
On traveling alone as a single mother, and how we’re judged according to standards way higher than our male counterparts.
A mom needs advice on how to handle a family destination wedding situation with her three small kids. Should she bring all, some or none of her little ones? Kids and weddings are always tricky.
Our parents love our daughter but they are resentful that we have set boundaries around our limited private family time together on weekends because they want to see their granddaughter more often. Help! We need advice.
A new mom needs help from her boundary-busting mother-in-law who continues to defy her wishes but also has terrible judgment around her baby.
Am I a terrible person for wanting to take my toddler to see family on Thanksgiving while he’s stuck at work?
My sister died and now my niece’s father is trying to keep me from being a part of her life. Is there anything I can do?
A mom is upset with her husband’s side of the family at a recent gathering meeting the new baby. But, was the interaction overenthusiasm or boundary-crossing?
Help! My mother-in-law is an honest-to-God criminal, and my husband wants her to move in with us.
A mom no longer wants her son to play with her friend’s aggressive child. Does she tell the mom the truth, keep making excuses or are there other options? We have advice here.
So it appears that I am taking the week off. Because of…Thanksgiving. Yes. That’s it. I have…giblets and such to deal with. And don’t even get me started on my napkin-folding issues. Ha. No, actually I’m selling my house and looking for a new one,…
Is sadness a bad thing? Kristen Chase talks about letting feelings out to let them go, with the hopes that they’ll find peace and that she will too.
A reader reaches out for advice on how to stay connected to her best friend (who also recently became a new mom) in the face of some life changes for both of them.
We teach our children to reach out to the new kids at school, but do we do it ourselves for new moms in the community? A manifesto for embracing other mothers.