Dear Carolyn: My son and his family recently moved back to our area. I feel I’ve missed so many milestones, though I did make the effort to visit them every month or so. Once the kids started school, I joined the PTA. I so enjoyed my time as PTA president when my sons were small, …
Hi, Carolyn: I am a single mother of an infant daughter. I love my daughter more than life itself, but I am at a crossroads and she is in the middle. I work a very good, high-paying job. However, I don’t like it. I want to go back to school and get a master’s in …
Hey, Carolyn: I just got a Facebook friend request from an old classmate. This woman was my main tormentor in eighth grade, and while I managed to steer clear of her through much of high school, I still wince at some of the public humiliation she put me through. (I was not her only victim …
Dear Carolyn: I really want to go to my half-sister’s wedding, but I don’t want to start trouble with her dad, who hates me. He might cause a scene if I go. My mom cheated on him and I’m the result. They divorced and he got custody of my older siblings. Shortly after I was …
Dear Carolyn: My son is 20 months old. He is an absolute joy, but not in a great phase for going to restaurants, which is totally normal. We pick family-friendly places, tip 30 percent and I try to be really cognizant of not ruining the meals of other patrons. My husband doesn’t really care, to …
Hi, Carolyn: I am 49 and live with my husband and 5-year-old son. We just bought our first house and we’re doing well. I have battled addiction and depression in the past. I still do but I feel I have it under control. My husband is semi-retired at 50 and I’ll be working in the …
Dear Carolyn: My wife and I are coming up on a milestone anniversary. We have been talking about taking a big trip to observe this. Recently, my wife was visiting her sisters and started talking about this trip. I’m not exactly sure what happened, or how it happened, but apparently, she said, “Do you want …
Hi, Carolyn: I’m a woman who has had PTSD for 28 years after being raped and beaten. I’m now 63 and it seems to be getting worse. Am I too old to go for therapy? Should I just resign myself to living with this for the rest of my life? — Feeling Old “Too old …
Dear Carolyn: I am really jealous of my brother’s new girlfriend, literally the exact opposite of me. I’m hitting a rough patch just as her life is unfolding seamlessly. I saw her out with another guy and I made it sound like she was cheating on my brother. I usually don’t do stuff like this …
Dear Carolyn: I’m single. I’ve been single my entire 60 years. I travel alone most of the time, yes, even on vacation. I’m sick of people being shocked that I drove cross-country twice alone. I’m sick of people giving me odd looks and telling me, “Your day will come,” when I am alone on vacation, …
