latestSeptember 22, 2023

Father's Ex-Mistress Is Back in Town

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When I was 18 I found out my father was having an affair with a woman we all knew from his office softball team.... more

September 20, 2023

Odd Family Dynamic Causes Fiancée to Question Marriage Plans

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I recently learned that my fiancé’s previous marriage was very happy, and they only got divorced because their teenage daughter suggested it.... more

September 18, 2023

LW Feels Pressured by Parents to Stay Put in Disliked Job

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When I interviewed for my current job, I was told my education and previous jobs positioned me well to advance quickly. That was a year and a half ago, and people who have sta... more

September 15, 2023

New Principal Dresses Down Dressed Down Staff

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: This is my fourth year teaching and the first with our new principal. He is, no pun intended, very old school.... more

September 13, 2023

Grandparents Fall for Sophisticated AI Phone Scam

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My grandparents are two of the smartest and wisest people I know. But even they got scammed by a call that used AI to have my actual voice tell them I was being held in a Hond... more

September 11, 2023

Office Manager Is Caught in the Middle of Bathroom Renovation Debate

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: The company where I work is owned by an older couple who are as conservative as you get. When their daughter came out years back, they just about threw her out of the family. ... more

September 08, 2023

Stained Sofa Jeopardizes Friendship

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my three-year-old drew on my friend’s new cream-colored sofa with a bright green crayon during a playdate a few weeks ago, I felt so guilty. I told my friend that, of cou... more

September 06, 2023

Employee Balks at Remote Job Becoming On-Site

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I do customer service for what was a small, but successful software development company. My company was purchased by a medium-sized software venture, which is making a bid at ... more

September 04, 2023

Living with a Cockroach Infestation

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: After the family who rented the downstairs apartment moved out, we started seeing random roaches in our kitchen and back bathroom. We never had them before and to say they gro... more

September 01, 2023

Mom Suffering from Back to School Empty Nest

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Some of my friends think I’m weird, but I really, really love having my kids home from school. Summers and school breaks are the best! I even didn’t mind the COVID virtual sch... more

August 30, 2023

Parents Worry About Young Couple's Overextending on a Mortgage

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my first wife and I bought our first home we really worked long and hard to save up for a decent downpayment and spent well under what our bank preapproved us for.... more

August 28, 2023

Doesn't Understand Why Dad and Girlfriend Can't Agree on Where to Live

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mother died almost six years ago. She and my dad had a beautiful marriage, and he suffered terribly when she died. We all did. She was a real life force.... more

August 25, 2023

Wealthier Grandparents Easily Outspend Retired Ones

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My husband and I retired late in 2021. We are lucky to be comfortable enough between our pensions and Social Security benefits.... more

August 23, 2023

Husband Believes Wife Takes Too Many OTC Drugs

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My wife is what my mom calls “a health nut.” She is fit, eats all the right stuff, and practices mindfulness every day.... more

August 21, 2023

LW Nervous About Running Into Ex Upon Returning to Campus

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I have been having nightmares about what it will be like when I see my ex when I get back to college later in August.... more

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