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I've taken lots of trips with my family and my mother-in-law during my 20-year marriage. However, she and I have never traveled alone together until recently. We had a great time on our trip together, ...

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Dear readers: I always rerun a favorite column in December, and this is this year’s. It originally was published Nov. 18, 2021. I was thinking about writing a guide on how to be a good mother-in-law, ...

DEAR ABBY: I am married to a man who is incarcerated. As you can imagine, it’s been hard on our family. I have two kids with him. I was pregnant with our youngest when he was arrested. According to ...

A woman's mother-in-law books a vacation for their entire family. Now, she's refusing to go after learning it's during her ...

A new mom's emotional post about her mother-in-law has resonated with thousands, challenging the stereotype that in-laws are a source of stress. "The woman who dropped everything and immediately drove ...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter and son-in-law have decided to move his mom from California to our home state of Tennessee. The kids ...

Dear Hurt and Hoping: It sounds as though your sister-in-law has been steering this ship for years, and now your nephew and ...