latestAugust 03, 2021

After Over a Year's Absence, Grandkids Act Out

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know kids grow up and test the waters around grownups. That is what happened with my own and my husband’s. But after not seeing my daughter’s and my husband’s son’s children... more

July 20, 2021

Mom Worried About Son's Post-COVID Return to Campus

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

July 13, 2021

Uneven Babysitting Exchange Causes Stress, Endangers Friendship

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

June 24, 2021

Family at Odds on How to Commemorate Grandfather

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

June 17, 2021

Grandson Upset by Thoughts of Grandma Playing More Than Bridge with Younger Neighbor

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: We have just recently been able to get into my grandmother’s senior apartment building since the beginning of COVID. While we were visiting with her in her apartment for the f... more

May 18, 2021

Absence of Save-the-New-Date Announcement Hurts Bride's Cousin

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My cousin and her fiancé postponed their wedding due to COVID. It was supposed to be last August. In the official postponement announcement they sent out, they said a new date... more

May 06, 2021

Life with a Self-Proclaimed Hypochondriac in the Age of COVID

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My dad has called himself a hypochondriac for as long as I can remember. It got worse after he and my mom split up right before I started high school. When that happened, they... more

April 13, 2021

GF's COVID Temporary Relocation May Become Permanent

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My girlfriend went to be with her parents, a five-hour drive away, when the pandemic started last year. It was just supposed to be a temporary situation, but last week she tol... more

April 09, 2021

Daughter Unsure of Reception by Mother in Memory Care

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My 87-year-old mother lives 100 miles away, and I have not been able to see her since March of 2020. She usually does not know who I am if I call her, and her caregivers have ... more

April 06, 2021

House Hunting with a Germaphobe

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am married to a germaphobe. As you can imagine, living through a pandemic has been a challenge.... more

March 30, 2021

Another Missed Holiday Makes Distance Harder for New Grandfather

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am not asking for advice, just a way to vent a little.... more

February 09, 2021

LW Losing Interest in Going Out of the House

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: After months and a holiday season of staying mostly in my home, I am finding it hard to think about getting back out in the world.... more

February 02, 2021

Son's Growing Frustration with Mother's Vaccine Refusal

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mother has already had one heart bypass surgery. She just turned 67, still works as an elementary school secretary, and keeps telling me she will not take the COVID vaccine... more

January 26, 2021

Valentine's Day Ultimatum

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend has been wanting to take me away for a special weekend for a long time now. I couldn’t get off work for Valentine’s weekend last year when he first wanted to go s... more

November 19, 2020

Effects of Abandoned Thanksgiving Traditions Worry Long-term Care Worker

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I work at a long-term care facility in a state that currently allows window and outdoor visits only. My center stated weeks ago that there will be no big Thanksgiving dinner w... more

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