Dear Carolyn: My partner made an offhand comment this week that if life had to remain this way indefinitely — sheltering in place — he would probably decide it was “not worth living.” I understood…

Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have a baby, and a toddler niece and nephew. My mother-in-law, “Rachel,” is a tough person to handle at times. I am not a doctor and not diagnosing her,…

Hi, Carolyn: I am a stay-at-home mom of children 9, 7 and 4. My brother and his wife had their first baby three months ago. Before the baby was born, my sister-in-law, “Sue,” told me…

Hi, Carolyn: About eight years ago, when our kids were in elementary school, I became casual friends with five other women, moms “in the same class.” As time went on, the kids’ friendships changed. The…