Question: Dear Luise: I’m interested in doing a month long trip this summer starting on the west coast. I do not own an RV but love to camp. Any suggestions? I am a healthy 66 years old. I have been thinking of purchasing a small camping trailer. E. Answer: Dear E: When I was your […]
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Breaking Point
Question: Dear Luise: Where do you begin my 22 year old son a year out of uni and my 23 year head strong daughter have been causing a strain not just emotionaly but financial on the purse strings. When they were 5 & 6 there father left for a 2nd time having got another woman […]
Lost My Mom
Question: My mom passed 8/10/13 I am a only child who is semi disable due to a hip fracture this year I am lost with out her she was all I had …that meant anything to me…she was my friend and companion we lived together I never got married and I and lost…help. R. Answer: […]
My Children Hate Me
Question: Dear Luise: My grown children all of a sudden seem to hate me and have said some really hurtful things to me. i have always put there needs ahead of mine untill they were old enough to be on their own. everything was fine untill just a month ago and my mother i suspect […]
Son Won’t Speak To Me
Question: Dear Luise: My son who is 38 and married almost 3 years now told me at his wedding that he was no longer going to speak to me.i raised him and his brother and sister as I widow, they were 4,5, and 10 when my husband died.my son and I were as close as […]
Estranged From Adult Children
Question: Dear Luise: I feel so hopeless my daughter who is 42 years old whom has 4 daughters of her own…which are my granddaughters stop talking to me. I also have a son who is 35 not married that comes in and out of my life and when I disagree or I make him accountable he […]
Need Help With Mom
Question: Dear Luise: My husband committed suicide feb. of 2013. We had our ups and downs, we were actually seperated at the time. So I dealt with feelings of guilt. But anyway, I have met someone and mom is trying to stop it. She says I have stopped spending time with her. One thing I […]
Suicide Thoughts and Attempts
This is to again remind my readers that I do not have a counseling degree and never interact where life threatening issues are involved. When that is the case, please consult a professional immediately. Blessings, Luise