Question: Dear Luise: I am struggling as a single mother.  I am 26yrs old and have a 5yr old and 3yr old.  THEY ARE MY EVERYTHING!!  I was a successfulcollege student and worked for the last 2yrs.  Because of bad economic decisions on my behalf, I lost our apartment last July.  Fortunately,my father gave me [...]

Question: Dear Luise:  My daughter married a man that did not respect me before they got married. Now I have two beauttiful grandchildren. A 4 year-old grandson and a 2 year-old granddaughter. I live with my sister who adopted a mentally handicaped boy. He is seventeen but acts like a 5 yr old. My grandson [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My Husband of 11 years announced he wanted to separate. He and I have 1 child together and I have one from a previous marriage. We have suffered huge financial change in the last couple of years. My husband has been diagnosed with bipolar and anger management issues, about 4 years ago [...]

Question: Dear Luise: my 7 yo grandaughter stated she hates her life. her parents divorced 3 yrs ago.her mother remarried 2 yrs ago with a extented family of a 8 yo daughter.they had a baby girl 5 months ago.prior to all this she was a happy only child.over the past 1 to 2 yrs she has [...]

Question: Dear Luise; Thank you for this service.  I am struggling currently, and I want to make the most informed and conscious decision.  I am dating a wonderful man, the man of my dreams in every realm, sans family.  We are best friends and have an amazing connection, admiration and respect for each other.  The [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I hope you can help me. I have been married for 3 years to my loving husband. He has a younger sister, before we were married the sister and I were friends and still are. The problem i’m having is with his parents, mainly his mother and sister. The relationship between his [...]

Question: Dear Luise: my son is 14 1/2 years old. He has been urinating in bottles, glasses, cups etc and leaving these around his room or under his mattress. He has also not been wiping his bottom properly and there are loads of chunks of faeces in his bed. When questioned he goes off on [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I think I want to leave my wife but I still love her. The problem is that I no longer trust her.  I recently found out that she had been engaging in an inappropriate relationship via texting.  Although I feel that she never did go beyond this level I still feel violated [...]