I’m concerned that she will continue to use her dad until he drops. We mostly hear from her only when she needs something.

There is no conversation because he might “miss” something on TV. Meanwhile, I sit on a stool balancing my plate on my lap to ...

You’re not out of line. Your daughter is closer to 30 than 20, which means at this point, she should be taking care of moving ...

Dear Used Up: You’re not out of line. Your daughter is closer to 30 than 20, which means at this point, she should be taking ...

On the rare occasion that he actually sits at the table to eat, he complains, even though there’s a TV in the dining room ...

Dear Annie: My husband will be 60 on his next birthday, and despite having asthma, he’s in very good shape. Our daughter is ...

My husband will be 60 on his next birthday, and despite having asthma, he’s in very good shape. Our daughter is 27 and ...

"On the rare occasion that he actually sits at the table to eat, he complains, even though there’s a TV in the dining room ...

My longtime boyfriend and I are mature adults. My problem is that he insists on eating all of his home-cooked. Imagine ...

Dear Annie: My husband will be 60 on his next birthday, and despite having asthma, he’s in very good shape. Our daughter is ...

My family used to hold grudges against me and now I'm doing the same thing to my stepchildren. How do I break the cycle?

The two don't get along, and the older one is likely to have hurt feelings about how well her younger sister is doing.