My parents are separated and fight constantly. They both tell me how bad the other is. Mom says she should’ve married her first boyfriend, but once I was born, she was stuck. Dad holds back money—claiming he’s broke. Mom searched his car and discovered he’s making money. She went crazy screaming and throwing things. He […]
When my mother comes to visit, she makes comments on my clothes, my hair, how I keep my home, whether I’ve gained weight, what I’m eating and/or doing with my spare time, etc. I know she does it because she loves me, but it drives me crazy. What should I do? The anticipation of criticism […]
I just had a baby and I’m overwhelmed. First I was excited– now I’m just exhausted and anxious. I hardly sleep. My baby has colic and cries constantly. Anywhere I am, people tell me why he’s crying and what I should do. It drives me crazy, but then I think maybe they’re right and I’m […]
We adopted our daughter from birth. She was everything I wanted, so I devoted myself to giving her the best life possible. The adoption wasn’t a secret, but we didn’t talk much about it either. In the back of my mind, I worried she would feel rejected or unloved because her birth mother didn’t keep […]