What Kind of Person Lies to a Child With Cancer?
A reader is fuming after a friend lied about her efforts to get a wig made for a sick child, and thinks her other friends should know about the deception.
Should I Push My Husband to Ask for More of His Mother’s Estate?
When a woman tries to remedy a relative’s unequal generosity to her children using her own estate, her daughter-in-law wonders whether her husband is being shortchanged.
Why Does My Husband Exclude Me From Dinners With His Siblings?
A reader has been feeling left out by her husband’s siblings-only dinners — and never more so than when her brother-in-law crashed a recent get-together.
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Can I Ask My Mother-in-Law Who My Wife’s Biological Father Is?
Although his wife has long maintained that she doesn’t want to know the identity of her birth father, a reader is tempted to find out on her behalf.