DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When we bought our home most of the houses on our street were either ranchers like the one we’re in, or bungalows all from the 1950s and 1960s. It was a perfect neighborhood w... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Every Mother’s Day for the past eighteen years, my sisters and I went to our mother’s house and got her garden going. She had THE best herbs and vegetables, which she grew sin... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When we moved into our new apartment, the first people to knock on our door and introduce themselves was the elderly couple next door. They told us they lived in this building... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My son is a nurse practitioner at one of our city’s bigger hospitals. It was at work where he met his fiancée, Layla. She is one of the maintenance department’s supervisors.... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I couldn’t make it to one of my oldest friend’s wedding in California, but I still wanted to get her and her new husband something. I have a set of pots and pans that are abso... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: It took us a long, long time for my husband and me to finally decide on a house to buy. We looked for nearly a year-and-a-half. Nothing was quite right for my husband. I am mo... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my daughter was ten, she was hit in the face by a soccer ball. The injury caused a deviated septum, and ever since she has had headaches, sinus infections, and nosebleeds... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am one of the “older” staffers at the USPS processing center where I have worked for the past 22 years. The majority of my coworkers are 10-20 years younger than me.... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Not long after my girlfriend, Claire, moved in, I was reassigned to one of my company’s offices that is an hour (without traffic) away from our home. This means I am up and ou... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My 84-year-old grandfather was raised in a family of immigrants from Eastern Europe who came to the U.S. right before WWII and immediately moved to an Eastern European neighbo... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: It may be I’m just not used to it, but I have decided I’m uneasy about my daughter’s new boyfriend not because he comes off like some of the prizes she’s been with before, but... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My best friend thinks it’s weird how my boyfriend’s always more openly jealous of when I spend time with my women friends than he is when he sees or hears about some guy makin... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My sister and I are fraternal twins. I was born first, by six minutes, so she always introduces me as her older sister. We look enough alike to tip people off to our being twi... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know it’s what most families we know do, but I feel like I really, really need a break from kid-friendly theme parks for our summer vacation.... more