The Wicked Step…Grandmother?
My husband’s stepmother wants our son to call her Grandma. He’s not so sure he’s okay with that. What should we do?
My husband’s stepmother wants our son to call her Grandma. He’s not so sure he’s okay with that. What should we do?
A mother-in-law writes in for advice about a daughter-in-law who plays favorites and keeps her from spending enough time with her grandchild.
My mother has announced that she will never let her (hypothetical, for now) grandchildren call her anything grandmother-related. Should I be worried?
A grandmother is being asked by her daughter to forgo “Grandma” for an alternative name to be called by her grandkids. She needs some advice.
When a mother-in-law’s self-chosen name for “grandma” hits a little to close to home for the mama-to-be and causes feelings of sadness.
My mother-in-law watches my children during the day for free, but it’s costing me my sanity! She is undermining my wishes left and right.
A grandmother-to-be wants to know how to be a help after the baby arrives…instead of a pain in the butt.
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.
What to do when grandparents cross the line of Too Much Stuff and spoil your children, particularly with inappropriate gifts.
Expectant parents are debating how to handle childcare arrangements for their toddler when they’re in the hospital for childbirth. They’re at a stalemate over grandparent childcare.
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.
Having a baby can complicate your relationship with your parents and in-laws. Here’s a guide which identifies the more troublesome varieties of grandparents.
My estranged parents want to build a relationship with me and my infant twins. But they still don’t want to accept my partner as a mother to our sons. I find this unacceptable. I need your advice.
Are all grandparent relationships worth saving? CAN they be saved? Advice on how to protect your child from heartbreak caused by grandparents not showing up.
My husband won’t ever say no to his parents, even when it comes to stuff that might not be good for our daughter. What can I do? We have advice.
Parents need advice and ideas on how to make their very young child feel more connected to one set of grandparents who live on the other side of the world. Weekly video conferences are just cutting it.
Grandma is playing favorite amongst the cousins when it comes to gifts but addressing the issue is not as straightforward as you would think.
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?
Are toy guns an inevitable part of Christmas morning with little boys? Is it fruitless to fight them…or irresponsible not to?
My mother is an addict. I gave her a chance to be part of my daughter’s life but she keeps breaking the rules and I can’t trust her. Now what?