I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out with his cousin. My sister is very angry with me and my son.

She tends to find issues with others and with me that are absolutely ridiculous, and anger comes out in tantrums.

While she can't force her son to hang out with his autistic cousin, Annie does advise her to impress upon him the importance ...

"I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

I’m 58 years old and have seven grandchildren who mean the world to me. One of my sons, however, only seems to reach out when ...

I want to address this with him, but I’m worried about how he’ll react. I don’t want to damage our relationship or risk ...

I’ve decided not to attend any event where the ex might be present. She blamed me for the breakup, even though I had nothing ...

One of her stepkids is now inviting their mother to events on her husband's side of the family. They've been divorced for ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for over 30 years. He was married once before and has two adult children.

I don’t want to damage our relationship or risk losing time with my grandchildren. How can I talk to him about this without ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been in a relationship with someone who has consistently treated me like a human ATM machine. Every chance ...

That said, it hurts that my son doesn’t make an effort to connect with me beyond needing child care. I want to address this ...