She shuts me down with, “Don’t start” or, “I’m not an invalid.” She’s isolating more and her mobility is getting worse.

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane offers advice to a teen who is no longer in love with her boyfriend, but doesn't ...

DEAR GRIEVING: Few pains cut as deeply as being shut out by your own child. You are mourning not only the loss of a ...

It’s hard to watch people you love hurt each other — and I’m sure it’s even more difficult for you now that your brother is ...

I’m struggling with how to move forward after my adult daughter, “Rachel,” cut me off two years ago. We used to be close. I ...

Dear Annie: Every Thanksgiving, my brother hosts the holiday meal -- at my house. He does most of the cooking, which I appreciate, but every year we end up in the same strange tug-of-war over the ...

People say, “Life is short,” but it’s also too short to keep putting yourself in the path of someone who doesn’t treat you ...

I never thought I would be in this position, but I have become estranged from my adult daughter. We used to be incredibly ...

Dear Annie: I’m really struggling with how to handle my daughter’s relationship. She’s in her early 20s and is smart, funny and ambitious. I’m so proud of her. But I just can’t seem to get behind her ...

I’m an only child in my early 40s, and I’m at my wits’ end trying to care for my 74-year-old mother. She lives alone and ...