Q: My husband and I have been dedicated to our son and daughter-in-law in many ways. We’ve cared for their daughters whenever they needed our help (even watching their oldest while they went on an eight-day cruise) and have helped decorate and repair things around their house. Our son went to Afghanistan and our daughter-in-law [...]

Q: My wife has difficulty being around men who have a girlfriend or wife. For example, we ran into some old friends at the store whom I hadn’t seen in a year or so. I turned to introduce them to my wife and she was running out the door. My dad and his wife of [...]

Q: Normally I have a cool nature but recently, once a month I get a fit of anger — about silly things — and I start beating my kids. At that moment I don’t have any control over myself. After that I feel depressed and guilty. Please help me figure out what I can do [...]

Q: I’m really struggling with some issues arising from a church where my husband works and where we attend. I suffered harassment and public verbal abuse from a person with considerable power and position in the church. When I tried to let others know what this person was like, I handled it badly and it [...]

Q: I’ve been having this problem with my mother all my life. She is the kind of person who likes to be in control of everything and everyone around her and most of all she likes controlling me. She’s always been that way — always imposing her rules and never allowing me much freedom. During [...]

Q: I am 22 years old, and I recently moved back home for the summer. I live 30 minutes away during the school year, and at home with my single mom during the summer. She’s had a hard childhood and marriage — both her father and husband were mentally and physically abusive. She says that [...]

Q: I am now 18 and I have a very busy school schedule. I have tasks around the house I will do but at times, when I get sick with a cold or a fever my mom will start yelling at me saying that I won’t do my “chores” without starting fights and that I [...]