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Tired of parents undermining my family rules

By Carolyn Hax
Oct 27, 2019 6:00 AM - Q: The only thing my parents like more than their grandchildren is being in control. Neither of them has any respect for the rules my husband and I set for our household. I have no idea how to have a positive relationship with people who make me feel so upset all the time and who deny any wrongdoing on their part. What would you do in this situation?
Controlling sister doesn't appreciate brother's care for Mom

By CAROLYN HAX
Oct 18, 2019 2:16 PM - The stories of families squabbling over eldercare for a loved one would singe your eyebrows, says Carolyn Hax. Here's another one.
Mom retaliates after son quits college to pursue a trade

By Carolyn Hax
Oct 6, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. My 19-year-old son who just graduated high school has suddenly decided he doesn't want to go to college. He wants to sweat and work hard, learning the electrical trade his father does for a living. I want him to pay his own bills now. Car insurance, cellphone, credit card. My husband says I'm just mad he quit college. Maybe I am, but he needs to take responsibility. Am I asking too much or just being a controlling mother?
Waves of grief for imperfect mother feel disingenous

Oct 7, 2019 9:06 AM - Carolyn Hax says it's normal, and common, for surviving children to grieve both the parent they had and the parent they wish they'd had.
Mother-in-law's silent treatment may be control tactic

By Carolyn Hax
Oct 1, 2019 9:16 AM - Carolyn Hax says that when mother-in-law refuses to give her input on plans, just go ahead and do what you want. She'll speak up if there is something she wants to say.
Wife resents husband prioritizing his training over her health

By Carolyn Hax
Sep 29, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. My husband and I have three kids, 10, 8 and 1. I am overall healthy but need to lose some more weight and need to get my cholesterol in check. My husband has spent this past year training for a half-Ironman competition. I just want to do a 25-minute exercise tape, but he says I should be doing that while I have a babysitter. How can I change myself to stop having this deep resentment toward him?
'Billy Graham Rule' is insulting to both men, women

Sep 27, 2019 10:23 AM - Carolyn Hax says so-called 'Billy Graham Rule' is insulting to both men and women and needs to go extinct.
Should Dad speak up about daughter's outburst at husband?

Sep 24, 2019 9:48 AM - Carolyn Hax says Dad may not know all of the facts, so he shouldn't say anything about his daughter's tirade about husband not helping out with the kids.
Mom refuses to stay in hotel if visiting

By Carolyn Hax
Sep 22, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. I'm a mom of a newly married son. What are your thoughts about his telling me that if I visit them, I need to stay in a hotel? I 100 percent get that other families happily do stay in hotels for excellent reasons. I may change my thoughts, like if my son has children or whatever (though parents I know and parents of his friends stay with their children and grandchildren on visits).
Eradicating inner judgment of others lets forgiveness seep in

Sep 20, 2019 1:33 PM - Carolyn Hax says think about what others may be going through before you judge them for their actions.

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