Carolyn Hax
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Grandma not obligated to drop everything to baby-sitMar 05, 2013 10:38 am - Q. My husband and I (as well as his sister and spouse) are at our wits’ end. Let me start by saying, I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. Before we had kid...
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Try his way before he says 'take the highway'Mar 03, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I'm in a relationship with a great guy. We're talking marriage. Everything for the most part is wonderful, except for a communication issue that has become our “repea...
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Expectant mom wants husband at doctor visitsFeb 28, 2013 8:42 pm - Q. I’m pregnant with our first child. My husband is being very supportive in many ways, but I’ve also asked him to go to my doctor’s appointments. I want him there for s...
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Confronting woman who flirts with your husband not necessaryFeb 26, 2013 11:52 am - Q. So, I know what NOT to do when another woman openly hits on my husband: call her names, start a public fight, generally look like a jealous fool. But, what exactly is...
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Should high school seniors be allowed a coed campout?Feb 26, 2013 10:36 am - Q. My child is a senior in high school and will be graduating in June. Instead of the usual beach week, my child’s group of eight to 10 friends wants to go camping. I th...
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Don’t be resentful mom respects your decision about kidsFeb 19, 2013 11:32 am - Q. I’m a 30-something woman in a long-term relationship with a man who I really love and like, and who my parents like as well. We are very happy together and have decid...
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Be grateful, not angry during family discrepanciesFeb 17, 2013 6:14 am - ...
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Pining away for a life that doesn’t existFeb 17, 2013 6:14 am - Q. Sometimes I think I’d like someone to rescue me from my life — someone to make it so I don’t have to work anymore, and I just sit back and not think about anything se...
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Ideal Father’s Day turned out to not be so perfectFeb 17, 2013 6:14 am - Q. Last year, my father, father-in-law and I went on a fishing trip for Father’s Day. It was the first year I was a father, and so I figured it’d be a good time to do so...
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Brother’s no-shows seem passive-aggressiveFeb 17, 2013 6:14 am - Q. My brother and sister-in-law have been critical of the fact that we are planners. If we invite them for a dinner party, then we generally send out an invitation, date...