By Her View From Home My In-Laws Don’t Like Me and It Breaks My Heart
Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of what it might be like to gain an entire family when…
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By Dawn Wallis When Estrangement Clouds Christmas Cheer: 5 Ways to Cope
After over two decades of fighting for my marriage, it ended in divorce two weeks before Christmas. At the time,…
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To the Extended Family That Shows Up: We Couldn’t Do This Without You
This picture—my heart all but bursts every time I see it. It was taken five years ago on the day…
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By Sarah Hamelman I Went No-Contact With My Toxic Mom: Here’s What It’s Like
Two and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…
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By Betsy Moore To the Mother-in-Law Whose Love I Doubted, I Get it Now
I am your only son’s first and only love. We met in college. From the moment I met you, mother-in-law,…
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My Toxic Mother-in-Law No Longer Controls Us
When I first met my mother-in-law, she was so kind. She welcomed me into the family, and she told me…
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By Erin Eddy I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot
My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorstep with a hot meal tucked inside. Pizza burgers, she called them, before…
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By Emma Wilson Dear Uninvolved Family, You Don’t Know What You’re Missing
Dear uninvolved family, It's sad that you don't care enough to come see us, to bother with my children. You…
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Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well
When my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…
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I’m Done Trying To Include Uninvolved Family
I just sent you photos of my son playing soccer, and at Disney, and out shopping for his very first…
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By Jaime Elwer Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Please Spend Time On Our Kids Too
Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Time! The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded…
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My Child is Not a Pawn—She’s a Person
In healthy relationships, a new baby can bring people closer together. People love holding and snuggling babies and getting pictures…
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