[ad_1] Dear Amy: I’m a 35-year-old woman. A few months ago, my brother (age 37) and sister-in-law caught me smoking pot in my home. Now they won’t let their kids (ages 6 and under) come over to my house. We used to have regular sleepovers once or twice a month. We live in a state […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: My husband and I have two children under the age of three. Most of the time when my husband watches the kids, he is on his phone. Even when our 11-month-old is practicing walking, he holds her by the arm as he walks with his eyes glued to his other hand, which […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I have been going to a hair stylist for three years. She is a delightful young woman with a 4-year-old son and a live-in partner. The first time I met her, she had severe bruises on her face, and explained that she was hit by a ball during a softball game. I […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I started two different progressive dinner groups with other couples in our neighborhood. These dinners happen about three times a year for each group. It has been going on for six years. I call to coordinate our open Saturdays and let them pick the course they are willing to make (we trade […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: A real estate agent helped us through numerous deals within a short 18 months — expertly, deftly and patiently. In the end she closed a total of five local sales, all through us. Because of this, she won an award from her prestigious agency and became their No. 1 regional agent. She […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I’m a parent to a fantastic adult son who is caring, intelligent, hardworking, and financially comfortable. Due to the nature of his job, he is able to work a fraction of the hours his peers work. He enjoys his work, and is very good at it. He has much more free time […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I’m stuck in a deep hole. I didn’t think the COVID lockdown would affect me much because I’m an introvert and a homebody, but I’m finding it difficult to make myself leave the house. I only go to the grocery store and to my doctors’ offices — and occasionally to a family […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I volunteer at several public venues (including a zoo) where visitors frequently bring a pet that they claim is a service animal. Oftentimes this is clearly a lie. For instance, today a visitor at the zoo claimed that her puppy was a service animal. When I told her that animals weren’t allowed […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: My husband and I recently welcomed twins into our family. His parents were able to visit with us a few weeks ago. It was apparent that his father, who has struggled with various self-medicating strategies for chronic pain, has continued down the road of alcoholism. His drinking has escalated from a few […]

[ad_1] Dear Amy: I’m halfway through a two-week visit with my 89-year-old mom, and my stress level is through the roof. On the one hand, I know that her life isn’t easy due to numerous health issues, including memory and vision loss — plus the death of my dad just over a year ago. On […]