DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When things slowed down because of the pandemic, my wife and I decided it was time to sell our upholstery business and retire. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the price we had ho... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My parents gave up a lot to put me through college and then law school. They did what they could to pay as I went along, so there would be next to no loans to repay, and their... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know this sounds really weird, but my grandmother has a death photo of her grandmother. In it my dead great-great-grandmother is surrounded by her own children, grandchildre... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My son and daughter-in-law hosted their first big formal dinner party for important business connections. They wanted to impress, and they only have basic daily dishes and nea... more

DEAR READERS: Last year, most of us experienced a holiday season like no other.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My dad has always been afraid of going to the dentist. He had a really bad experience when he was a kid and the dentist drilled around a deep cavity before fully numbing the a... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: It’s been nearly three months since we moved into our new house. My older son, who is seven, has adjusted perfectly, but my nearly three-year-old still keeps asking when we ar... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I just visited my daughter and her family for the first time since the beginning of last year. She was still on maternity leave at that point, and has since returned to fullti... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Every time I come home, going back to when I was still in college, my mom gets excited to make me my favorite meals, especially her homemade mac and cheese. It is one of those... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I didn’t tell my parents when I broke up with the girl I had been seeing for nearly two years. It was a friendly breakup, but I knew my parents, especially my mom, really like... more

DEAR READERS: Many of us have close connections to people who’ve been in the military.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: All or lives, whenever we have an argument, I am always the one who ends up apologizing to my younger sister. I think it comes from when we were kids and my mother always took... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I get on pretty well with my fiancée’s two kids. Her son is 12 and her daughter is 7. They’ve tested me in their own ways, as I would expect, especially after having dated oth... more