You know, my dad didn't give me big hugs and kisses on the cheek every night before bed and every morning after getting up. Yet, I always knew he loved me. You say this stepdaughter is 23 years old...

Not to sound too harshly judgmental, but in order to get respect as an adult, you need to earn it by being an adult - even when the current lack of respect is coming from your parent(s). Seriously,...

I guess I should also add that my oldest brother was addicted to cocaine for several years. He says he is clean now, but when I saw him in the hospital following our father's stroke, he appeared to...

Unfortunately, we have the same mother. People come in all varieties - some kind and some really ugly and cruel. Just because someone gives birth to a child, does not mean that they are going to be...