Tag: mother

Dear Carolyn: My mother died recently. Ours was a complex relationship; due to earlier life traumas and later mental illness, she came across as a cold-hearted perfectionist who was always right. Asking for help or…

Dear Carolyn: How do I learn not to be resentful when someone continually puts me in a bad spot? My mother’s life philosophy is, “I’m going to do what I want, when I want. That’s…

Dear Carolyn: I have a very high-stress job and a disabled husband and mother. I also have a friend who makes fun of my cellphone use whenever we are together. Yes, I do check my…

BURLINGTON — A mother and her two young daughters were killed in a pre-dawn house fire in Burlington Friday. Jennifer Rose Pope, 27, and her children, Hope and Faith Garrett, 6 and 5, respectively, were…

Dear Carolyn: My grandfather is in his 90s. He’s in great health overall, is mentally very sharp and lives very close to family. My mother has taken to lying to him when she has something…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Russia is demanding that the U.S. release a Russian citizen who was convicted of kidnapping for moving her children from the U.S. to Russia amid a divorce. Bogdana Alexandrovna Osipova,…

Dear Carolyn: My youngest sister is 14. She recently spent 10 days at my house visiting, and we had a wonderful time. She is a little overweight and concerned about how to fix it, so…

Dear Carolyn: My mother has gotten very good at getting information and causing trouble with people through social media. She has found which husband would cheat. She has found which teenage son or daughter uses…