“I am a step-mom. My husband and I got married 1 1/2 years ago and I don’t have any kids of my own, nor do I plan on having any. I really like and love my step-kids. I formed a healthy bond with them when we dated for over a year. I consider us friend […]
“I have been married now eleven years to my high school sweetheart. We have four boys between the ages of 11 and one. About five months ago my father-in-law died after being diagnosed with cancer. Since then my husband has had to take over his business and he hasn’t been able to grieve. He refuses […]
“I am 35 years old. I have five children from 3 different fathers. I was married to…a man who was a little too fond of drinking. My first husband is the father of my two oldest daughters. I am now remarried and we’re approaching our 3rd anniversary. My present husband is the father of the […]
“My boyfriend and I were surprised, but happy to find out we were having a baby. A few months after this, he started partying hard…staying out all night…and being gone for 2-3 days at a time. This made us fight a lot, but I thought ‘maybe he’s just getting it out of his system’. He […]
“My mother and I have difficulty communicating…We attempted counseling, but it has made it even more difficult! I really believed we were going to try when she wanted to meet once a week to talk. I wanted to put things back together and I believed her 100%. She is an alcoholic and I’ve learned not […]
Parents want them and most kids want to be them, but its a not necessarily a good thing to be The Good Kid. Most families have one of these, the kid who always does what their parents want–at least when they’re observed–and get most of the parental kudos. These are the ones who take pride […]
This may seem like a crazy question–or one you think refers to a really crazy situation–but it’s a good area of debate. How close is too close? Kids need parents, no question about it. They need reliable, attentive, concerned parents who watch out for them when they’re little and stay up with them in the […]
“My family is constantly squabbling. We’re more or less obsessed with being right and pointing fingers at the person who’s wrong(always someone else). It doesn’t really help that my son and husband…get so incensed that within seconds of the start of an argument, they’re already shouting. They never actually listen to the other person’s side […]
“My daughter and I seem to be constantly at odds. We have always had a very close relationship until about 18 months ago. She went to college about 30 minutes from home, living in the dorm for the first year. Then she returned to attend a local college, living at home. Now, she stays out […]
“My mother and I–along with she and my sister–have been fighting. She is erratic and moody. Today things took a very bad turn. I had planned to visit my parents today (they live about 8 miles away), but my mother called while I was preparing to leave and said my father was sick with a […]