LettersSince You Asked: The Friend Who Only Calls When Things Are Bad
Thirty-two years of showing up. What do you do when the call only goes one way?
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Since You Asked. Lorraine Kessler answers the questions that keep you up at night, with the candor of someone who has lived through them.
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lettersSince You Asked: Surprised in Sacramento
She moved four states to be near her son's family. She is still waiting to belong to it.
LettersSince You Asked: How to Grieve a Parent
Nobody prepares you for the Tuesday when you reach for the phone and then don't.
LettersSince You Asked: Dementia Caregiver Tips
She's still there. You're still losing her. Both things are true.
LettersSince You Asked: Nobody Died
He had a plan. The plan didn't account for grief.
LettersSince You Asked: Signs of Emotional Immaturity
A woman in her sixties asks whether it's okay to stop expecting her brother to be someone he has never been.
LettersSince You Asked: How to Make Friends as an Adult
A retired teacher moves across the country and realizes she doesn't know how to start over.
LettersSince You Asked: How to Deal With a Narcissist
A reader describes a twenty-three-year friendship that leaves her feeling invisible every time. Lorraine names what that costs and what to do about it.
LettersSince You Asked: The Conversation You Keep Putting Off
A reader knows she needs to talk to her aging father about the car. She also knows that once she does, something changes that doesn't change back.
Since You AskedSince You Asked: The Person Who Takes Up All the Room
A reader describes a relationship that leaves her feeling invisible. Lorraine names what is actually happening.
Since You AskedSince You Asked: The Grown Child Who Stopped Calling
When the phone stays quiet and you can't name what went wrong
Since You AskedSince You Asked: The Silent Marriage
We aren't fighting. We aren't unhappy. We just don't have anything to say.
Since You AskedSince You Asked: The Friend Who Became a Stranger
How do you mourn a friendship that hasn't technically ended?
Since You AskedSince You Asked: The Person You Were at Work
You don't miss the job. You miss the person the job let you be.