Q: My mother-in-law is bipolar and has decided to “start over” — again! She ran away from home at 17 to be with some guy, and she’s left many relationships to be with someone else. She has been with the same guy for the 12 years that I’ve known her but only got married three [...]

Q: How do I manage my relationship with my mother? Recently we had another disagreement. I told my father about a health issue my mother was having (they are divorced) and he called to check on her. She became angry with me for telling him and asked me to give her house key back, or [...]

Q: My mom had back surgery that caused nerve damage two years ago, and since then she has left work. I think she might have a depression problem, possibly because of all the heavy medications she must take daily. She and my dad have now been having problems because she has no desire to “do” [...]

Q: A series of events led my twin sister and me to move out of our home and in with my aunts. I lived with one aunt and my sister lived with my other aunt across the street. I always felt like my sister got the bad end of the deal. The aunt I lived [...]

Q: My husband and I are having a difficult time with his mother. Four years ago, his parents divorced. They always had a very volatile and abusive relationship and finally broke up when his mother left his father for the neighbor across the street. There was a lot of lying and blaming about things, and [...]

Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for a little over a year. We seem to have a great relationship, and for the most part I am very happy with him and who he is and he is clearly very happy with me. The only problem we have is his ex-wife, who is also [...]

Q: The father of my baby and I broke up back a couple of months ago. Our relationship had always been rocky. There was a lot of emotional abuse, infidelity, humiliation and lying. Even though I really know he’s not for me, I can’t help but think of my ex ALL the time. And every [...]