Extended Families

Finding your birth family can be difficult to do on your own but there is help if you need it.

Buying your mother-in-law is a daunting task for most people. Perhaps she has everything or isn't satisfied with what you give her. Perhaps she deserves more than just a box of chocolates or a...

You can only get along WELL with your mother-in-law if she does her part, but you can get along with your mother-in-law no matter how she behaves.

Though we would love to believe that given enough time our Mother in laws will come to love us, that just is not always the reality of it. Getting along with your Mother-in-law can take a lot of...

Adoptive parents often find themselves searching for the perfect way to express their gratitude and appreciation to their child's birth mother. It can be a difficult task to find a great gift,...

As a mom, it can be hard to let go as your child gets married and starts their own life and family. You want to be as involved as possible, but you don't want to become an overbearing in-law...

Mother's Day has come and gone. If you forgot about the one and only day of the year that pays homage to the woman who sacrificed her body, hours of sleep, moments of sanity and quite possibly a...

Facing the task of spending time with an overbearing mother-in-law? If so, follow these steps and have a happier holiday season.

Married life can be hard enough without having to deal with mother in law issues. I felt general disapproval from my future Mother in Law from the minute I met her. She didn't even know me, how...

Getting along with a step-daughter can be tricky business. There are several variables, including age and disposition, that affect how well the relationship develops. But when your step-daughter...

Your father-in-law asks again why you don't spend more time in the kitchen, and your mother-in-law refers to the time before you were married as "the happier days." Stop calculating body-weight to...

It's worth the effort to make friends with your step-mother. Your life will have less stress and you'll set an example for the other kids in the family. She'll help and support you in whatever you...