Your Life
Paging Joan Collins
I found (and concealed) a letter to my deceased father-in-law’s mistress. Who now wants to come visit our family. Help!
Your Life
Grandparents: A Field Guide
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.
Pregnancy
Monster-in-Law
What to do when it’s more than meddling by your mother-in-law and you have legitimate concerns about the whether your child is safe in her care.
Toddler
Dealing with Developmental-Delay Deniers
“My daughter is speech delayed. So why is my family arguing with me about it?”
Relationships
How to Deal with Your Mother-In-Law Talking Smack
Does your Mother-In-Law make insulting comments when she’s around you and your children? Catherine Connors offers advice for how to deal with the smack talk.
Baby
Parenting Choices & Passive-Aggressive Mother-in-Laws
How to handle situations when you disagree with your own family members over parenting choices. When it is worth making it an issue and when to let it go.
Relationships
When Your Family Wants to Pick Your Wedding Party
Oh Amy, I’ve been engaged a month and I can already tell my family and I are not going to be getting along until the wedding is over. My fiancé’s mom is amazing and told me (and meant it) that I could do whatever I…