"Finally, I Have a Private Life, but My Daughter Thinks I'm Crazy and Has Cut Me Off from My Granddaughter"

“Finally, I Have a Private Life, but My Daughter Thinks I’m Crazy and Has Cut Me Off from My Granddaughter”

I spent my life raising my daughter, and now I’ve been helping with my granddaughter. But it seems they’ve forgotten that I can have a personal life unrelated to them. I married young, at 21, to Joseph, a quiet, hardworking man. One day, he was offered a quick way to make money—driving a truck for two weeks to deliver some goods. To this day, I don’t know what

"Can't You See Your Mother Doesn't Love Our Son?": Enduring Comparisons Until It Went Too Far

“Can’t You See Your Mother Doesn’t Love Our Son?”: Enduring Comparisons Until It Went Too Far

A daughter-in-law often remains an outsider in the eyes of her mother-in-law. For 10 years of marriage to Justin, Ariana never even tried to win over his mother, Geraldine. It’s unfortunate that Geraldine’s dissatisfaction now extends to their son, Aaron. Ariana and Justin met during their freshman year of college, young, carefree, and broke. Over five years, they realized

"My Daughter Wants to Move In with Her Family: I'll Take Her and My Granddaughter, But Not Her Husband"

“My Daughter Wants to Move In with Her Family: I’ll Take Her and My Granddaughter, But Not Her Husband”

Eva is facing difficulties again and has asked if she, her husband, and their daughter can move in with me. I’ll welcome her and my granddaughter, Ariana, but I don’t want her husband, Christian, in my house. We’ve lived together before, and it was a disaster. He doesn’t know how to behave and barely earns enough to support his family. He can find somewhere else to stay