Help me remember the title/plot of this (pre-?) teen fictional book. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a blog that would allow me to blog about my daily activities and my kid within the same blog? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 5 answers

What do you do once you have a kid and family problem stakes seem higher, i.e. you're concerned about exposing your child things that go against what you believe? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 27 answers

How do I get out from under an abusive father? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 16 answers

My stepdad is a tornadic houseguest whose behavior has inspired me to ban him from my abode forever and ever. How do I have this talk with my Mom? [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 37 answers

How do i remain physically present but emotionally detached from my family and relatives? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 28 answers

Did your parents sing to or with you? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 89 answers

How can I bring my 16 year old nephew to live with me in America? He wants to attend college here but it is so expensive for foreign students. I am an American citizen. Any suggestion is appreciated
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 9 answers

I have a business idea. For the last 8 month I have day-dreamed about making it happen. I find myself ironing out all the details that would make the business run, but I lack the funding and experience of running a business. There are also personal issues that I keep me from moving on to the next step (not that I know what the next step is). Come on in for the rest… [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm trying to find my half-brother in Ecuador. All I know is his mom's name and that she came to Boston in the mid-late 70's to study English. Her and my father dated for a while and I found out through letters that she sent him that they had a child. Any ideas on how to find my half-brother?
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Is it OK for a family name (Firstname Middlename Lastname II, III, IV, etc.) to skip generations? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 18 answers

Help my bf's sister get a real job, so she can be as independent as she wants--and he doesn't have to worry about her as much. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I find family overseas? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 4 answers

How to deal when family thinks you're in the closet? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 39 answers

I'm graduating with my master's soon. I'm feeling let down by family for not coming up to attend the ceremonies. How can I feel better about things? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 24 answers

My wife and two kids and I are not able to renew the lease on the house we're renting in a Maryland suburb of DC (the landlord is selling his other house and moving back into this one), so we're looking to move at the end of August. I've also been contemplating a career change for a while, and as this "opportunity" has dropped in our lap, we're thinking about making a city change as well, that would benefit my intended Mac development career, possibly to the SF Bay Area or Seattle. (more inside) [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 13 answers

Must I invite my husband's evil relatives to our son's bar mitzvah? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 43 answers

My dad is dying, but how do I know how quickly, and how do I know which "scares" I should travel across the country for? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 31 answers

When should I fly to SF to look for apartments available in July? Also, where should I look? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 6 answers

My grandfather recently passed and left me as the co-owner of a house with my VERY irresponsible uncle. How can I protect myself from liability and how do / should I attempt to save my uncle from himself? What kind of professional should I talk to? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 17 answers

It is my dad’s 70th birthday in a couple of days, and I need to buy him something super, tomorrow. But it’s severely complicated by my dad’s hard-to-buy-for-ness. Help me pick out the gift. [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 20 answers

What's a good Canon lens for family photographs? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2008 - 17 answers

I'm trying to arrange an extended family vacation in between Southern Ohio and Western, Massachusetts. Where can we go that makes us all (reasonably) happy? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 4 answers

my wife and i are both at the life junction that we have to decide if we want to have kids, ever or never, due to our age, also due to peer and family pressure. the problem is that we both are not that enthusiastic about introducing someone addtional into the family or in between. recognizing the highly private nature of this issue, we still want to do a quick & unscientific poll to to see if it will help us move a bit closer to a decision: 1. for those couples who made a conscientious decision to stay kid-less: how long have you two decided on this issue? any regrets so far? 2. for those couples happily living with kid(s): if you can have the kids bearing and rearing experience all over again, will you do it again? please, no rants or raves on how great or how nightmarish kids are. heard too much of that already. thanks,
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 65 answers

Throwing a party, in Knoxville, on a budget, for a bunch of out-of-towners (myself included). I need suggestions! [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 3 answers

Where to stay for Christmas? I need snow, a central lodge, separate rooms or outlying cabins (ideally with kitchenettes), and a charming village, in the US or Canada. [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 12 answers

Should I apologize to my step-mother for a sarcastic response to a wacked out email she sent me. I don't feel like I should... also.. Can anyone offer ideas on how to write an apology letter that's not really an apology? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 75 answers

BoreddallasFilter: I live in Dallas and it seems i have run out of things to do with my family today. Help me think of some fun things to do TODAY in and round the DFW area with my wife and two kids, which are 6 and 1 1/2.
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 9 answers

When my lease expires at the end of May, my boyfriend and I will be moving together. This is all very exciting, but I'm going to go from living alone to being a (basically) stepmom to a 10 year old boy. How can we make this easier on everyone? Are there any books that will be helpful? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 16 answers

What's a "mass" doing on my dad's brain? Does anyone have any idea how I start researching this or what I can expect to see from all this? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 12 answers

Hello MeFites, I'm trying to determine what drug(s) a member of my family is using. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 15 answers

What do you call your significant other's family members? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 37 answers

What can I do to help my mom in her new role as the full-time caretaker for my ailing step-dad? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 11 answers

Need opinions before I buy a new car... [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2008 - 12 answers

A family very close to me is having an incredible crisis. Because of my relationship with them, I have to participate and help if possible. It starts with a 40 marriage gone horribly awry. [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 14 answers

I'm looking for ideas for things to give my daughter before I go away for 3 weeks. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 26 answers

I think the way my brother parents is damaging my nephew. Should I mind my own business? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 49 answers

A gift for a new member of the family? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 5 answers

Two years ago, my grandfather suffered a rare stroke in his brain stem that rendered him in what could only be called a waking coma. Think The Diving Bell and the Butterfly but without any capability of communicating. He died two weeks ago in Israel, where he lived with my grandmother. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 20 answers

How do I tell my husband about being representative payee for my sister's SSI payments? We've helped her before, and they don't get along. [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - 16 answers

Family (blood) question. I have an elderly aunt (mothers sister) who is about to die (90+ years old). I do NOT like my two sisters [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 15 answers

Debt collectors are calling about a bill from 6-7 years ago. The bill actually belongs to my father whom I have redirected their inquiries. They keep calling and the billing information they gave to me is my fathers old address but for some reason they have my social security number attached to the bill. [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 11 answers

Would it be worthwhile to preserve a sample of my parents' DNA, with their permission, in case I ever need it for genetic testing of myself or my family? [more inside]
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I set up a shared blog that my parents can post to via email? (caveats follow) [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Family vacation to Cancun area - where should we stay? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 7 answers

I need some help in planning a vacation for a large number of people. [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 5 answers

My mother recently told me I'm her favorite child. How can I deal with the guilt? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 41 answers

Looking for positive experiences where single parent and young child(en) were separated by great distances. Specifically, I am curious to know how it was made to work. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 9 answers

My family members decided to suddenly start celebrating Christmas this year. I feel weird about it. Help me deal with these changes. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 28 answers

I'm going to be an aunt, but I can't stand my nephew-to-be's parents. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 16 answers