DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know that I am not always on time for everything, especially now that I have two kids of my own, but I have a friend who even before we started having families could NEVER m... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My son had COVID in March of this year. He contracted it while working at a restaurant. He did not have to be hospitalized, thank goodness, but he was down for nearly a month,... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Even though I was my son’s primary driving teacher, I have to say that when I ride with him behind the wheel, it’s a white-knuckle experience.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I went through an incredibly horrible divorce nearly four years ago. I knew I had married the wrong guy less than a year into our marriage. Among his tricks were: he lied, he ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: A couple years ago, a good friend of mine and I started co-oping childcare coverage, since we were both primarily working from home. Throughout the pandemic, our arrangement c... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: The guy I’m seeing has only been divorced less than a year. It was one of those high school sweetheart things that didn’t make it very long after they were married.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My oldest nephew has significant emotional issues. He has slapped, punched, and bitten both his parents and his younger siblings, even when they were babies. For the last few ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My daughter was supposed to get married last September. Rather than have a pared down event, she and her fiancé decided to reschedule the wedding to later this year. They were... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Our son and his wife are expecting their first child, our first grandchild, at the end of the summer. Even though I think they have plenty of time, they are already planning t... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mom sent me to dig out my birth certificate from our safe deposit box because I needed it for my new job. When I was getting it, I came across both my parents’ birth certif... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Ever since I started my job working at a funeral home, my boyfriend has been acting a little weird around me. He won’t say it, but I think he’s grossed out by what I now do fu... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: While I don’t do it just to be fawned over and thanked, I do think it would be the right thing to do for my son and daughter-in-law to at least say, “Thank you,” after I’ve ba... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Next month will be the first anniversary of my grandfather’s death. Because of COVID, there was no proper funeral at the time.... more