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There are three places on Earth where we might dump our worst thoughts: diaries, conversations with our moms and therapy.

My sister expects me to make my son and his friends spend time with her son. Our sons are in their early 20s and used to spend a lot of time together when they were younger. Her son, whom I love very ...

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 ...

Dear Annie: Two and a half years ago, I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My ...

Dear Annie: Two and a half years ago, I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My ...

Dear Sad Sister: You’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own decisions -- but you can explain to him why it’s important, just as you did here ...

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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 ...

Dear Sad Sister: You’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own decisions -- but you can explain to him why it’s important, just as you did here ...

We have not answered their calls and don’t want to. We feel we should, at this time in our lives, not have to deal with them.