DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: This week has been rather interesting for me. I work in a medium-sized hotel and get along with everyone very well.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: A couple my husband and I are friends with since forever recently divorced. It was a sad enough situation, but now things have turned nasty with a custody war starting up over... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mother-in-law tells me my husband was sleeping through the night by the time he was a month old. He told me he expects that our baby should be able to do that too and that ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When I started in pharmaceutical sales it was because I thought it was a good use of my BS in biology and I have a desire to help make life better for people. Even my parents ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my father got remarried I was happy for him. I only met my new stepmother a few times before the wedding and she seemed OK. My Dad had been alone for years and it seemed ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Just after the first of the year, my neighbor and dear friend’s daughter and son-in-law had a courthouse wedding to save money. They followed it up with a nice family and clos... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: While I was in college my Uncle Pete, who owns his own custom home building company, took me on during my breaks. Then after I graduated he hired me fulltime since I did not h... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: All my 12-year-old grandson keeps asking for for his next birthday is a complete drum set. His dad had one when he was his age and so like father like son, I suppose. And if I... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I turn 14 this May and I have already told my mom I do not want to spend two months with my dad this summer, like I have since I was seven. I want to do band camp and have mor... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When we bought our home two years ago both sets of our parents said we were making a mistake and buying at a bad time because of the interest rates.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My stepson is ten years older than his dad’s and my son. “Jared” spends every other weekend with us and I really love how much he likes being with “Todd.” Jared, though, has a... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My husband loves shopping for bargains. The trouble is he has a habit of spending too much to save some money. We have stockpiles of stuff in our basement like toothpaste, deo... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Turtle was my cat before Keaton and I moved in together. I buy all Turtle’s food, treats, and most of her toys, pay all her vet bills, feed her, and clean her litterbox.... more