Dear Annie: My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood -- abuse in every sense of the word. I’m ...

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I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My younger brother came to my rescue. He and ...

"My issue is that I am very lonely and wish I had someone in my life. I, however, have no desire to be in another ...

Dear Annie: I ran into an unexpected soup situation recently and would like your advice on what the proper thing to do ...

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Dear Sad Sister: You’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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