“Can I call you Mom?” my 6-year-old bonus daughter asked, smiling up at me with her big brown eyes. The question took me by surprise. Time froze as my boyfriend, her father, and I looked at each other ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always calls me Mom. I give them my name, but they never use it, and continue to ...

Most people have certain mental snapshots from their childhood, which never fade with time. Mine is an afternoon when I was nine years old – the day I stopped being a happy, carefree little girl and ...

Dear Eric: My daughter-in-law wants a much closer relationship with me than I feel comfortable with. She began calling me “mom” when she and my son first got engaged. I’ve told her several times that ...

Editor's Note: This is a part of YourTango's Opinion section where individual authors can provide varying perspectives for wide-ranging political, social, and personal commentary on issues. Lately, ...

When I look back over my childhood, it’s almost as if I had two fathers. The first one, a proud, loving husband, who went off to the aerospace plant where he worked as an ­engineer every morning and ...

Key points Growing up, my mom offered support but let me work through my own problems. Having to struggle taught me a lesson in resilience that has served me well as an adult. My mother's parenting ...

Me, Mum and Dusty Springfield examines the relationship between Mary and her late alcoholic mother who performed as a Dusty Springfield tribute act. It is a one-woman show in which author Stephanie ...

There is often a concern that teenage footballers can have their ambition and drive diluted by being given too much too young. Rangers need not worry with Leon King. The 18-year-old does not subscribe ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always calls me Mom. I give them my name, but they never use it, and continue to ...