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My mom is selling her house and giving me most of the money. Should I worry about how my brother will feel?

See how we rate products and services to help you make smart decisions with your money. Dear For Love ... for the rest of her life. My mother is giving me a little over ⅔ of the proceeds ... read more

DEAR CAROLINE: My sister pretends our parents were happy together and blames me for giving up on my marriage too easily

Q My parents had an awful marriage ... and this doesn’t help. My sister and I are not close and, when I object, she tells me I wouldn’t understand because I gave up on my marriage too ... read more

Help! My Family Expects Me to Give My Brat Little Sister My Car for Free.

With my brother and me, our parents were strict with high expectations. We were expected to bring home good grades, keep a part time job, do extracurriculars, and all our chores, or there would be ... read more

I asked my parents to stop buying junk for my kids and give them this instead

We all know they’re usually destined for a landfill or Goodwill. So, this year I’ve asked my parents to give my kids something a little different for their birthdays. The idea came to me ... read more

My parents died and then I discovered there was no money to pay for their funerals

Bob and Carol cared deeply for their only child, and after Carol was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease seven years ago, the couple decided to pay into a funeral fund, so when the inevitable happened, ... read more

My parents have sided with my cheating ex. Hax readers give advice.

Dear Carolyn: I don’t know why but my parents have sided with my ex-boyfriend against me ... just give it some time. They'll see that you're just fine without this guy, whether you keep dating ... read more

Help! My Parents Keep Inviting My Ex-Husband to Family Dinners.

But every time I visit my parents ... (After all, that’s your kids’ cousin!) But there’s no harm in telling your brother, “You’re really stressing me out, and if you keep harassing ... read more

New program targets metro Atlanta parents to help keep students in school

ATLANTA — Fulton County leaders and the Atlanta Public Schools are celebrating the success of a program aimed at keeping kids in school with the help of their parents ... "In this initiative, we're ... read more

Social psychologist urges parents to keep smartphones away from kids to 'protect' their mental health

Get this all out of middle school. Let's really protect middle schoolers' brains. Give them a flip phone if ... Haidt advised parents to forbid social media use for kids under 16, explaining ... read more

‘My half-siblings are trying to slither their way in to get a handout’: How do I make sure my parents only leave their home to me?

I live with my elderly parents, and I am the only child they share together. My father has dementia, and so I stuck around to help ... give me the means to do so. They don’t really have money ... read more