Question: Dear Luise: I am a Christian mother of 1 grown son, and have been married to my son’s father for 32 years.  The “challenge” I have is with my son’s wife. I knew from the beginning we were going to have a tough time with her, I could sense her insecurity from the start. I feared where this would [...]

Question: Dear Luise: thank you for publishing the story of the children who hate their mom. My children also hate me. Somehow it’s comforting to know I am not the only person who has children who hate. I realize there are no answers. We can only fight and try for so long and then we just [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I have been divorced or almost 25 years. Recently I met a man and wanted to introduce him to my son and his family. The 1st time I brought it up I asked to bring him to my son’s son ‘s 1st birthday party. My son told me not to and that it would [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I’m having a little heartache over my son having very little to do with me and I truly believe it’s due to the influence of his wife. They have been married a little over a year. It all started when he was about to go to Afghanistan last year. I told him that they should wait [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I’m a 50 year-old woman who has met my life partner, finally. We find it hard to plan a future as he has been left the family property under the stipulation that his mother be allowed to live there until she dies.  His mother is bipolar, controlling and selfish and makes it extremely difficult for [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My 39 year old son is an alcoholic. He has been to re-hab 3 times, the last time (5/11) he left after 2 weeks. He stays sober for a month or two then backing to drinking. He had a DUI in July. Last fall my husband and I said he could live with us while [...]

Question: Dear Luise:: We’ve been married for 11 years now with a lot of good times shared. Even before our kids (5,7)were born, I’ve felt MANY things have been a double standard in our relationship.  He’ll get mad at me for things that aren’t a big deal but when I have similar expectations of him- he will not listen [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Please help! I am 21 years old and have been married for ayear to my husband / bestfriend. we have a 1 year old daughter and up until two weeks ago we saw my parents regularly. my husband and parents had afalling out over my mother being undermining my hysbands authority as a father. my husband got in [...]