Carolyn Hax
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Letting kids live in their own squalor has consequencesAug 13, 2015 7:03 am - Q. My husband and I disagree, and I hope you can be the tie-breaker. I have two teenagers, ages 15 and 17. All their lives, I have felt they should tidy their rooms. My ...
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Family vacation is not the time to address child's fear of dogsAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Three generations of family - 18 people - have rented a large house for vacation. Two of the couples want to bring dogs, but one person does not want any dogs because...
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Others' crises are not your obligationAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - Q. My dad just went into treatment for alcoholism. I live far from home and have been asked to write a letter to him regarding the ways his alcoholism has affected me. I...
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Saying 'no' to sibling's wedding easy if you're clear on whyAug 06, 2015 6:00 am - Q. Loved your advice to just say no to a destination wedding. That may work with a friend, but how about a sibling? We're getting pressure from the entire family. Not on...
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Spouse's past isn't best indicator of futureAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Q. My wife and I are newlyweds in our 60s. This is my second marriage. My first wife died after 20-plus years together. I had dated a few other women while in school and...
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Stay out of college daughter's businessJul 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I am concerned about one of our children, a college student. We tried to raise her with good values and a moral code. We always strongly discouraged heavy drinking an...
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Don't shift blame for husband to mother-in-lawJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Do I have a right to be upset by my mother-in-law's monetary gifts? Occasionally, my mother-in-law will send my husband a check, made out solely to him. I find out ab...
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Past abuses bring new fears for futureJul 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I have an older sister who was incredibly abusive toward me as a child. She was controlling, manipulative, the works. She and her husband (who she's pretty mean to al...
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There's no correct way you should feel or be in a relationshipJul 23, 2015 6:00 am - Q. How do I help my newish boyfriend come to terms with the fact that when I say I need regular alone time, I do not mean "except for you"? When it comes to my wanting ...
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When he persists in believing his version of you over yoursJul 23, 2015 5:00 am - Q. What if you're in a mutually-agreed-upon, sexually monogamous relationship and you're not pressuring for a commitment like moving in, engagement, marriage … but the o...