My Dad Refuses to Talk to My Mom
From a young woman in the U.S.: I’m 23 and I recently moved back home with my parents so I could spend a year saving up to go to grad school. I have lived out of the house permanently for
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Family Doesn’t Include My Husband and I
When my daughter was 5 yrs old (15 years ago) One night, I went with my daughter to visit my sister who was married with a 13 yr old stepson and 2 little girls. Our mom was also there. We
Why Does My Partner Put His Mother First?
From an adult woman in France: My boyfriend and I have been living together for 2 years. We live overseas but he is very close to his Mom. We spent our first Christmas together last year as I went to
How Do I Free Myself of Shame from Only Knowing English?
From a young woman in Malawi: I’m a college student in my final year born and raised in an African country. Every time I try to remember my childhood I remember mostly speaking English and not my native language…combined with
My Teenager Using the Same Counselor as Her Mother
My daughter, my ex, and I have been going to see a counselor. This was setup by my daughter’s mother to have my daughter talk to someone about some issues she was having. My ex has been seeing a counselor
Did My Stepfather Abuse Me?
From a teen in Poland: At the age of 12 I’ve lost my biological father from rapid stroke. I’ve witnessed the moment when the stroke happened and when his body was convulsing on the sofa while I watched and cried
My Boyfriend Already Has Kids, Will Children with Me Mean as Much to Him?
From a young woman in the U.S.: My boyfriend has three children ( two teenagers and an elementary school age kid), I know he loves me more than he loved his ex wife, but I worry because I want children.
What Is My Husband’s Diagnosis?
From a woman in the U.S: My spouse definitely has major mental health problems that are affecting our family and that he is not dealing with, but I can’t figure it out and he won’t acknowledge it. It’s becoming impossible
My Son Wants to Quit College and Become a Total Recluse
Less than a month ago my son was enrolled in a medical college. The fees for the entire course, secured by a bank guarantee, is exorbitant by Indian standards. Now after less than a month into the college, when the
Ex-Husband Changed the Kids’ School Behind My Back
From a woman in the U.S.: She and he have a 50/50 custody agreement for the kids. They are to agree with each other on important issues. They’ve been divorced about 2 years. Then both moved across town to the
How do I help my friend who is in denial about her eating disorder?
My friend has been starving herself and eating only around 500 calories a day at most for the past few weeks. She only eats a few crackers and when she eats more she makes herself throw up. She refuses to
Relationship Problems
I am in a relationship with a man who has three children with three other women. We have recently had a child of our own and she has had some health issues, an airway defect which needed an operation and