DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Turtle was my cat before Keaton and I moved in together. I buy all Turtle’s food, treats, and most of her toys, pay all her vet bills, feed her, and clean her litterbox.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My uncle has scored some valuable items in the storage lockers he’s bid on at auction. One locker had two jewelry boxes with what turned out to be nearly $7500 in old earrings... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My great-aunt is in her late 70s, but she is surprisingly tech-savvy. What isn’t so good is that she is a news junkie, and the news feeds she likes to follow are not always th... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My parents have never smoked, and all but two of my friends also don’t smoke. So when my in-laws, both smokers, come to visit, all I can smell is cigarette smoke on their clot... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am 62, active, and in great health. Early last year I slipped on some black ice and ended up falling and getting hurt. The weird thing about it is it was a day above freezin... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know I’m supposed to practice gratitude as a bunch of people I know keep telling me, and telling me, and telling me. What they don’t tell me is how am I supposed to do that ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mom and “Davy” have had this on-again-off-again thing going for almost as long as I can remember. Since she and my dad divorced, Davy’s been about the only guy she’s seen m... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend convinced me to sell my old car and buy one I could pay off through carsharing.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My cousin is getting married in April and I am so worried he is making the biggest mistake of his life. He is an introverted homebody who is very close to his family and who c... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am a divorced woman in my late 40s. My child is in college. I am dating a man of similar age and situation. We have had a great, loving relationship for 2.5 years.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I worked literally up to the day our son was born. Before he was born my husband and I looked at our finances and worked out I can take at least a year off from working to be ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I’ve raised a wonderful 22-year-old daughter who is currently out living on her own for the first time. She has gotten a job, hasn’t spent all her money, and has done quite we... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Before he died my grandfather used to show me and my sister the only guitar he kept from his collection he started way back when he was my age. It was an early 1960s Gibson SG... more