latestSeptember 17, 2021

LW Tries to Comfort Friend Who Recently Lost Mother to Suicide

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When I was about to graduate college, my grandfather committed suicide. He had been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and couldn’t face what his last few months would be.... more

June 29, 2021

New Job Grosses Out BF

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

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

May 11, 2021

Cousin's Death Still Haunts LW

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Even though it happened over eight years ago, I still blame myself in part for my cousin’s death. We were super close growing up, but once we were both in college we did not s... more

April 30, 2021

Visits to Critically Ill Boss Prove Too Much

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: One of my bosses has been battling cancer for several years. Sadly, he is now in his final weeks, and it has been hard on everyone in the shop. He is a really good guy, and ha... more

April 15, 2021

LW Disagrees with Having Children at Viewings and Funerals

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I was raised in a time when children, for the most part, didn’t attend wakes or burials. I wasn’t at my own grandmother’s, which took place when I was ten. I didn’t go to a wa... more

February 04, 2021

Grieving Boss's Unusual Behavior Raises Red Flags

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boss just lost his wife a few months ago. At first, he took time off to be with his adult kids and his siblings, so we didn’t see much of him for several weeks.... more

November 13, 2020

Mom's Secretive Ways Concern Daughter

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mother used to get really frustrated by the way her mom kept all her business to herself. When Gran died, it was a mess to get things straightened out, and Mom ended up hav... more

November 06, 2020

Son Wonders at Late Father's Varied Personalities

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My father wasn’t an easy man to get along with — at least if you were related to him. He had a bad temper and a short fuse, and almost no filters at all. Yet when he died, all... more

October 13, 2020

Perky Coworker May Set Inappropriate Tone

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I work in what most people would consider a downbeat field. The way most people understand what we do is when I say we’re the real life “Sunshine Cleaners”. There are three te... more

January 17, 2020

Grief for Grandfather Complicates Relationship with Dad

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my dad was 16, my grandparents kicked him out of the house. He even admits he was one wild child, but he never forgave his parents and from then on, had as little to do w... more

January 14, 2020

Grief for Grandfather Complicates Relationship with Dad

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my dad was 16, my grandparents kicked him out of the house. He even admits he was one wild child, but he never forgave his parents and from then on, had as little to do w... more

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