A reader is unsure how best to help a cousin she sees as a little sister but who so far hasn’t asked for any parenting…

A reader and her husband are united in disapproval of the 14-year age gap in their granddaughter’s relationship. What they don’t agree on is whether…

A reader is concerned that a new beau’s frequent references to jumping ship in past relationships may be laying the groundwork for him to do…

When a couple’s 12-year-old starts to point out that no one else in the family seems to have a nose like hers, they can’t agree…

A reader is unsure whether to insert herself into three years of icy silence by sharing a major development in her nephew’s life with his…

A reader was shocked and infuriated when she wasn’t consulted before her 10-year-old was given a melatonin supplement at a sleepover.

A grieving reader was shocked when dresses that her sister had set aside for her were taken by a friend just days after her sister’s…

A reader bristles at the child care that her mother-in-law provides for her wealthy daughter, who the reader doesn’t think needs free help as much…

A reader is struggling with feelings of resentment toward her husband, whom she accused of imposing a “death sentence” when their pet was paralyzed in…

A reader abandoned the family table at her nephew’s wedding to join her sister at a lesser table, upsetting the groom’s father. Should she apologize…