DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Last year I was a senior at university. Each year after finals many students take part in a tradition called the Naked Run.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I have worked hard all my life. I started and built a well-respected retail furniture business, which has grown to seven showrooms in two states.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my older brother told our parents he was taking a gap year between high school and college they weren’t thrilled, but they went along with it. Turns out he found a great ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know our parents had a lot, a lot of problems in their marriage, so none of us were surprised when they got divorced. My sister and I were honestly relieved because we could... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Our youngest son still lives at home with my wife and me. He pays us rent and helps around the house whenever we need him to, so no complaints there. He saved up for a new car... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Back in the day my grandmother had a few bad experiences with mammograms. She said she was bruised after the first and second one and the third one took so long she missed her... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My daughter just turned 22 and she has yet to have so much as a casual boyfriend. She and her single friends go out either in a big group, or they get together at one another’... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE'S MOM: I put together boxes of gifts for my grandkids and then sent them off in what I thought was plenty of time for them to get them by Christmas.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE'S MOM: I didn't have the kind of relationship with my mother that would have allowed me to talk to her about my sex life. That isn't how her generation worked.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE'S MOM: When my partner was a little kid she started collecting My Little Pony and Troll dolls. The oldest ones were the ones she played with and aren't in collectible shape, but she ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My grandmother was always in charge of our semi-annual family reunions. After she got too sick to take care of them my aunt took over and decided each one has to have a theme.... more

Dear Readers: Today people around the world celebrate the first of the 12 Days of Christmas, light the first of Hanukkah’s eight candles, and make preparations for tomorrow’s kick-off of Kwanzaa’s sev... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My pastor gave a sermon the beginning of this year urging everyone to make at least one New Year’s Resolution for 2024.... more