My mother-in-law “Bonnie” is a very difficult person (she was a Karen before the term existed), but my 7-year-old daughter ...

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My mother never wanted children, but had me to please my father, thinking it would save their marriage. It didn’t. When I was ...

My older sister, “Lila,” and her husband, “Andrew,” had kids later in life. They’re now in their early 50s with a 6-year-old ...

Your wife changed her mind. It happens. And you don’t mention the third option, other than divorce or a resentful wife, which ...

The first, unbreakable rule my ex and I have for navigating our post-divorce lives? The kids’ emotions and feelings get ...

Dear Care and Feeding, I’m a single mom to a 13-year-old son, “Tony,” and a younger daughter. I share custody of the kids ...

My mother-in-law, “Diane,” has a history of disregarding my wishes when it comes to my two kids, who are 5 and 3. These transgressions have ranged from allowing them to stay up past their bedtimes to ...

My husband “Park” has put me in an impossible position. One of his coworkers breeds Siberian Huskies and gave him a 10-week-old puppy to surprise our kids with. It was a complete surprise to me, ...

My spouse and I have two kids, ages 2 and almost 5. This summer, for financial reasons, we’re relocating from the city where we met to the small town where my spouse grew up. My spouse has several ...

My wife, “Nancy,” and I are at odds over something that is the result of pure paranoia on her part. She wants to put AirTags on our kids (who are 9 and 11) without their knowledge. I think kids today ...