I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My younger brother came to my rescue. He and ...

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Dear Annie: My sister expects me to make my son, and his friends, spend time with her son. Our sons are in their early 20s ...

I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

Dear Sad Sister: You’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own ...

Dear Annie: Two and a half years ago, I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My ...

"I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out with his cousin. My sister is very angry with me and my son.

She tends to find issues with others and with me that are absolutely ridiculous, and anger comes out in tantrums.

Dear Annie: Two and a half years ago, I made the difficult and dangerous decision to leave a 25-year abusive marriage. My ...

I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out ...

Dear Sad Sister: You’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own decisions -- but you can explain to him why it’s important, just as you did here ...