You are not. Stop trying to broker world peace at the dinner table. Thanksgiving should be about gratitude, not ...

My mother criticizes my sister, my sister snaps back and before long I’m stuck in the middle trying to keep the peace.

I want us all together, but I also dread another holiday full of tension, whispered complaints and people leaving early in a ...

"I want us all together, but I also dread another holiday full of tension, whispered complaints, and people leaving early in ...

Tired of playing referee, a tired parent seeks Annie Lane's advice on how to keep the "kids" from fighting over who hosts and ...

On paper, my life looks fine. I have a steady job, a family and friends. But I feel like I’m stretched so thin I’m not fully ...

Dear Annie: I am writing to you about something that I suspect many people wrestle with but rarely admit out loud: feeling ...

DEAR WONDERING AUNT: You are not a bad great-aunt for wanting to set limits. Gifts are nice, but what children remember most ...

Feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, a person struggles to balance work, family, and social life, seeking advice on ...

Dear Wondering Aunt: You are not a bad great-aunt for wanting to set limits. Gifts are nice, but what children remember most ...

"I don’t want to disappoint these kids, but I also don’t want to feel resentful or guilty every time another birthday rolls ...

I don’t want to disappoint these kids, but I also don’t want to feel resentful or guilty every time another birthday rolls ...