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
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I used to have a major crush on a guy at work. At the time I started working with him we were both in relationships with other people. I was living with my boyfriend and he wa... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My oldest grandson turns four this summer. That is the age my six children all started preschool, which I have no doubt helped them get a good start when they began attending ... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I had a horrifying experience on my final flight home from college in my senior year following my graduation ceremony.... more
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My husband’s friend has convinced him we need to make our 1990s split-level into a smart home. This friend says he knows someone who can get us all set for less than $4000, wh... more