DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I feel like I have been sent to social purgatory and I am not sure if I can correct the damage of someone else’s words.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My wife and I have polar opposite views on food. She was raised in Texas by two parents who themselves grew up in farming families. She ate what was available and she was fine... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My husband’s oldest brother became a Jehovah’s Witness when he was in his mid-twenties. He was raised a Methodist, and almost everyone else in the family, including us, still ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I don’t really care about my roommate hooking up with whoever she wants. But I do hate the fact that almost every weekend I wake up at least one of the mornings to a complete ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Before my dad even met his fiancée, Sophie, he and my mom were already separated and just waiting for their divorce to go through. He was not even living in our house. But my ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I get truly killer periods. Nothing does more than take the edge off the pain, and the bleeding is so heavy I have to change my pad every two hours.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Ever since we were in high school “Kaylie” and I promised we would be each other’s maid of honor.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When our kids were young I had to pinch our pennies to be able to give them a decent Christmas. They never asked for much, and that is sadly what they got.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: In mid-December 2023 my dad retired after 25 years in the army. He had this big list of little things he wanted to do. He worked his way through that list and now he is drivin... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My grandson and his girlfriend have been living together for 11 years. They have two kids, three dogs, a cat, and are living in the second house they bought together.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Two years ago my father had a stroke. He mostly recovered, but taking care of him was a lot for my mom. She ended up needing help herself, and now they are both in decline.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: This will be my 18th year working at what’s become one of the last department stores in town. I have been in retail since I was a kid and I can say things have gotten so much ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: We are finishing our first year in our new house. We moved in a few weeks before we got married the week after Thanksgiving last year. So this will be our first married Thanks... more