Relationships
I Hate Visiting My MIL’s Filthy House. Help!
I hate visiting my mother in law because her house is a filthy mess. Should I say something and risk hurting feelings? Help!
Baby
Housing Crisis: Staying With the In-Laws
Dear Amy, My question doesn’t have anything to do with beauty advice, but rather how to avoid seeming like an elitist snob when I’m at my in-laws’ family reunion this summer. You give such great advice and are a creative thinker; I thought maybe you…
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
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
How to Child-Proof Your Houseguests
Amalah tackles the Case of the Scatterbrained Mother-in-Law — who leaves choking hazards everywhere she goes.
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.
Your Life
Updates & Follow-Ups: Monster-in-Law
We love to hear back after we dole out the advice. I know you do too, dear readers. This story was very concerning to many of you, so here’s an update.
Your Life
Advice for New Grandmas
A grandmother-to-be wants to know how to be a help after the baby arrives…instead of a pain in the butt.
Your Life
The In-Law Tug of War
What I’m really wondering, I guess, is how equal do the two sides of the family need to be in our lives?
Your Life
The Postpartum Mom…and Her Mom
10 easy ways to help your mom help YOU in the early days after childbirth.
Holidays
Mother-in-Law Day: Free Printable Card
Did you know that Mother-in-law Day is this Sunday, October 24? Yep, she gets a day too. And, we’ve created a few free printable cards that you can send her.
Your Life
Drama From Your Mama (In-Law)
Can this grandparent relationship be saved?
Your Life
Not All Moms Are Mothers
It’s time to sing the praises of the women who are your mother figures — even if their “official” title says something different.
Health & Safety
Nuts About Nut Allergies
My mother-in-law refuses to take my child’s nut allergy seriously. What should we do?
Baby
Building a Long-Distance Bond
When Grandma hasn’t bonded with the grandbaby, it’s not time to get mad. It’s time to get creative. We have several ideas.
Baby
Mama: More That Just a Name
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.
Pregnancy
Bad Daughter-in-Law…Or Good Wife?
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?
Pregnancy
Sharing Happy News With Unhappy People
I’m pregnant, and I already know my mother-in-law is going to be angry. Is there any way to soften the blow?
Parenting
In Mother-in-Law We Trust
Should we let his mother buy us life insurance…even if she’s demanding control of the benefits?
Your Life
The Mother-in-Law Con
Help! My mother-in-law is an honest-to-God criminal, and my husband wants her to move in with us.