I separated from my husband about 18 months ago, and we have a 13 year-old and a 15-year-old. In the early stages, we agreed ...

I managed our household, our kids, and all the regular life stuff for him, too, like his family, his doctor, his clothes. We ...

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

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 ...

I am deciding if, and how, to leave my wife, and how much to talk to my kids about it. My wife is moody and volatile. Most ...

I’m worried he is at risk of getting complacent with our setup (we really get along well, make each other laugh, and have a ...

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

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

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

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 ...

It feels awful to disappoint myself. What feels worse is my feeling that Renee Good, who was killed by a U.S. Immigrations ...