I am a product of an affair my mother had on her first husband. I have 12 half brothers and sisters, but only grew up knowing 3 of them (the three from her first marriage). My mother divorced and remarried my step father when I was 4. More >>

The thing to know about separation anxiety is that despite whether you are single, in a relationship or have a full family, it still takes a village to work on the disorder. In order to help a dog overcome their separation anxiety, we have to safeguard against any absences that are scary... More >>

...I was raised by a mother who put her parents first and I assumed that was how life worked. I'm so embarrassed by the hoops I made my dear husband jump through to please their unacceptable expectations... More >>

Feeling helpless and distraught as my cousin, my Big Brother was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, metastasized to the liver. He's a successful family and businessman, a truly great guy who has done so much for so many... More >>

There's a lot of confusion regarding forgiveness and letting go. Someone only deserves forgiveness if he/she has demonstrated the 4 R's... More >>

I attended a wedding where the bride's father had unexpectedly died weeks before the wedding.. More >>

I have a nine-year-old grandson who LOVES Legos and has a ton of them. After listening to you, I thought we'd go and pick up a box of Legos to do together. You should have seen the delight on his face when I suggested that idea... More >>

When my son was in kindergarten and my daughter in fourth grade, a boy who was in my daughter's grade and much bigger than she began bullying my son while at the bus stop in front of our house... More >>

After my mother died, I found her journal and I read it. This was a woman who had six kids, starting in the 1940s... More >>

My kids are now adults in their twenties, and I've been married to their father for 30 years. Unfortunately, my breed is becoming extinct... More >>