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I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

One of her stepkids is now inviting their mother to events on her husband's side of the family. They've been divorced for ...

The most important step for you right now is to seek help for your self-harm from a trained therapist. You deserve support to ...

That said, it hurts that my son doesn’t make an effort to connect with me beyond needing child care. I want to address this ...

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader seeks Annie Lane's advice on how to improve communication between her and her one son.

Dear Annie: I’ve been in a relationship with someone who has consistently treated me like a human ATM machine. Every chance ...

We have not answered their calls and don’t want to. We feel we should, at this time in our lives, not have to deal with them.

My sister expects me to make my son and his friends spend time with her son. Our sons are in their early 20s and used to ...

Dear Annie: What an amazing soul you are, and your duty to do for others before yourself speaks loudly of your ability to be truly unselfish. Thank you for the experiences and advice you have ...

I’m 58 years old and have seven grandchildren who mean the world to me. One of my sons, however, only seems to reach out when ...

And all the temple bells achime. Ring out the glee of Christmas time. “In happy homes the brown oak-bough ...