How To Handle The “Bad” Girlfriend
A reader is worried her young teen son’s girlfriend is a bad influence; there’s lots to unpack, here, but I give it my best shot.
A reader is worried her young teen son’s girlfriend is a bad influence; there’s lots to unpack, here, but I give it my best shot.
A mom is very concerned about how her in-laws are subtly and overtly treating her toddler son vis-a-vis his female toddler cousin, which is dripping in gender-bias. She needs advice on how to handle this tricky family situation.
An expectant mom needs advice navigating interacting with her cousin, who has been having difficulty conceiving, at an upcoming family reunion.
What’s the best way to react to toddler fights and aggression on the playground…especially if the offender isn’t your child?
Grandma was caught on tape losing her temper while watching her grandkids. A mom asks whether (and, if so, how) she should confront her very sensitive-to-criticism mom about the incident.
An expectant mom is trying anticipate the balance between her need and wanting of help from her own mom and her husband’s need to private family time on the second time around.
How to set boundaries for grandparents. But, with love.
A mom needs some advice to help her daughter who doesn’t like her grandfather. We have some thoughts for her.
My parents are secretly planning to move near my immediate family. They are functional alcoholics and the stress of them pressuring to consistently babysit my young son is leading me to actually consider moving out-of-state.
A mom wants to prepare herself for when her “medium-aged” children start asking about SEX. She’s looking for books as good resources, and advice on approaching the topic with younger kids.
Amalah tackles the Case of the Scatterbrained Mother-in-Law — who leaves choking hazards everywhere she goes.
An expat mom is trying to avoid power struggles with her family-by-marriage and now toddler son (too) over the amount and regularity of sweets and unhealthy foods being served in her new and adopted home country.
Expectant reader writes in to ask advice on how to respond to her co-workers who are making inappropriate and rude comments about her pregnant belly size.
What do you do when you follow an acquaintance’s personal blog and come across a number of storytelling disconnects?
Is it tacky for my college buddy and me to throw ourselves a joint baby shower since it would save our collective friends traveling time and expenses?
It’s bound to happen. Your kid is going to make a friend that you don’t like. What do you do? How do you know whether to step in or stand back?
A family is having a hard time establishing boundaries with a mother-in-law and grandmother who travels cross country to visit and stay over even knowing it’s very inconvenient for the entire family’s schedule.
Mom is in a sticky situation with a speech therapist who is insisting that her preschooler needs weekly therapy. But finances are very tight. Is there workaround to propose?
A mom experiencing secondary infertility asks how to deal with the conflicting feelings of jealousy and sadness she experiences when her mom friends get pregnant and she doesn’t.
A new mom is in the middle of a War of the Roses in her family and needs advice on how to not let it affect her life and family relationships.