When a young family moves in with parents to save money or share childcare, the arrangement can look practical on paper and feel punishing in real life. The mom who says sharing a home with her ...

After reading this story, I’m thinking it might not ever be a good idea to go on a vacation with extended family members, but I’m sure it depends on the family members. Imagine having your ...

Dear Amy: My in-laws are wonderful people. They are now elderly. Their complaint over the past five years is that I have no patience with them. This has bled over into my relationship with my wife, ...

In-law problems aren’t a new concept. In 1954 Evelyn Duvall wrote one the first books about in-law dilemmas. Most of the complaints then were daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law griping about one ...

DEAR ERIC: When I came into my wife’s family, I was asked by my father-in-law to do maintenance and repair tasks around his cabin since he knew I’m handy. My wife and her two brothers inherited the ...

I dropped out of college to become a stay-at-home mother after marrying my husband at 22, never imagining that when conflicts arose, both he and my parents-in-law would turn against me. I am now 32 ...

Dear Abby: I have a brother-in-law I have no contact with because he is jealous of my success and has made violent threats toward me. Every holiday and family function, when my mom asks me to attend, ...

Dear Eric: We love our daughter-in-law (Beverly) and so does our son. Unfortunately, her parents have some serious health problems. When she and our son come for dinner, my very caring and ...