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 ...

Dear Annie: Two and a half years ago, I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My ...

While she can't force her son to hang out with his autistic cousin, Annie does advise her to impress upon him the importance ...

She tends to find issues with others and with me that are absolutely ridiculous, and anger comes out in tantrums.

"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 ...

I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out with his cousin. My sister is very angry with me and my son.

I’ve decided not to attend any event where the ex might be present. She blamed me for the breakup, even though I had nothing ...

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

I want to address this with him, but I’m worried about how he’ll react. I don’t want to damage our relationship or risk ...

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 ...

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

I don’t want to damage our relationship or risk losing time with my grandchildren. How can I talk to him about this without ...