Question: Dear Luise: About 6 months ago my family and I moved 6 hours away from our home town. My family includes myself, my husband, my 8 year old daughter, my 3 year old daughter, and my 1 year old son…. my husband is stepdad to my girls 8 and 3 and is an amazing [...]

Question: Dear Luise: We were unable to have children so we had the opportunity to adopt 2 teenagers from Russia, when we were in our mid 50′s.  I was SO HAPPY to finally be a mother.  It was a different part of life I had never encountered before.  I also discovered a different part of [...]

Question: Dear Luise: my son who is 23 and still lives at home wants to quit his job as a trainee accountant to become a singer/songwriter. We have tried to persuade him to finish the training ( another 2 years) and continue with his music on weekends etc. He has spoken to many people (including [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am writing to you because I am lost on what to do about my 15 year old daughter whom I have not seen since she was a baby.  I dated her mother for a very short period of time, and was made aware of the pregnancy a couple weeks prior to [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Gud morning. Why my 13 years son do not want to study? He make me mad. Please help me.Simply do not wantto listen to me. He is lazy to study when i scole him make don’t know.Am i that cruel. Exams get grade c and D. never feel shy at all. My [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My brother and his girlfriend have split up, with the girlfriend taking their son. My brother is allowed to see his son, but my mother, being the grandparent, cant. She has tried to work something out with the girlfriend, but she refuses to listen. Is there a law (or a grandparents right [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I’m in a dilemma with my mother-in-law. I love her dearly, but I can help wishing she’d back off just slightly! I’ve been married to my husband for almost a year, we have a two year old son together and we are expecting our second in a month. My husband has always [...]

Question: Dear Luise: MY DAUGHTER SAYS TO ME SHE HATES ME ALL THE TIME AND SHE SAYS YOU ARE MINN.I DO EVERYTHING FOR HER LIKE TAKE HER TO THE PARK,AND MALL FOR SHOPPING AND ANY WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO AND SHE IS 9 YEARS OLD.SHE HAS FILED TRIPS IN SCHOOL AND SHE ALWAYS SAYS [...]