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

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My uncle has scored some valuable items in the storage lockers he’s bid on at auction. One locker had two jewelry boxes with what turned out to be nearly $7500 in old earrings... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My great-aunt is in her late 70s, but she is surprisingly tech-savvy. What isn’t so good is that she is a news junkie, and the news feeds she likes to follow are not always th... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My parents have never smoked, and all but two of my friends also don’t smoke. So when my in-laws, both smokers, come to visit, all I can smell is cigarette smoke on their clot... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am 62, active, and in great health. Early last year I slipped on some black ice and ended up falling and getting hurt. The weird thing about it is it was a day above freezin... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know I’m supposed to practice gratitude as a bunch of people I know keep telling me, and telling me, and telling me. What they don’t tell me is how am I supposed to do that ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My mom and “Davy” have had this on-again-off-again thing going for almost as long as I can remember. Since she and my dad divorced, Davy’s been about the only guy she’s seen m... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend convinced me to sell my old car and buy one I could pay off through carsharing.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My cousin is getting married in April and I am so worried he is making the biggest mistake of his life. He is an introverted homebody who is very close to his family and who c... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am a divorced woman in my late 40s. My child is in college. I am dating a man of similar age and situation. We have had a great, loving relationship for 2.5 years.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I worked literally up to the day our son was born. Before he was born my husband and I looked at our finances and worked out I can take at least a year off from working to be ... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I’ve raised a wonderful 22-year-old daughter who is currently out living on her own for the first time. She has gotten a job, hasn’t spent all her money, and has done quite we... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Before he died my grandfather used to show me and my sister the only guitar he kept from his collection he started way back when he was my age. It was an early 1960s Gibson SG... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Because of his neuropathy in his feet Dad can no longer drive, including to doctors’ appointments. He still lives on his own and has an aide who comes in three times a week, b... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I have lived in several multiple roommate homes. I’m a musician and as a rule I prefer to live with other musicians.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am curious to know from another mother how she would react to coming home from work or being out to find her teenage son in the backyard on a sunny day laying out in the sun... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: With both sets of grandparents retired and living close by, what on earth could have made our daughter and son-in-law hire an au pair?... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My male pattern baldness started becoming obvious in my early-20s. I turned 28 last year and have been shaving my head for two years.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My girlfriend and some of her college friends did a long weekend to celebrate their all turning 25. From their Instagram posts it looks like it was a wild time.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Our eight-year-old son’s best friend “Luke’s” older brother “Max” was arrested for possession. This isn’t the first time for certain. We’ve known for some time about Max’s add... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My wife and I have gone to the restaurant where we had our first date and where I proposed on Valentine’s Day 2016 for our special romantic anniversaries.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Why anyone would think this slimeball I’m stuck working with is attractive is completely beyond me. But to hear this guy talk, he has a different girl waiting every time he te... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Six years ago I was diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). In the past I have managed it better than I have been able to this winter. I had my baby in early Decembe... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am and have always been an introvert. I am more than alright with that.... more

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I love that my daughter is generous and caring. What has me a little worried is that since she started working at Burger King she decided to donate half her earnings to a diff... more