Many mothers tend to lean into new identities after having children, both by choice to acquire feeling needed and out of obligation in their relationships and households. They start putting their own ...

Internet users have rallied around a woman who revealed that her husband forgot her birthday recently, leading her to go out and buy her own cake to enjoy all by herself. Reddit user ...

More than 1 in 3 aging adults currently struggle with loneliness, according to a University of Michigan study. So, even if it seems like a stereotype you hear about constantly — parents struggling ...

Dear Eric: The letter from the 65-year-old widow (Lonely Mom) brought back memories of my own mother. One year, I asked Mom what gift she wanted for Christmas or her birthday or Mother’s Day, and she ...

A mom being gifted a surprise puppy on her birthday is making TikTok users all emotional. In a video shared on October 20, user Sandy (@sandykins18) explained that she'd just moved out of the family ...

Dear Eric: I am a 65-year-old widow with two adult sons in their late 20s. No partners or grandchildren and that’s fine with me as they are still young and maturing. One lives too far away to see more ...

Dear Amy: My mom and I have had a bumpy relationship ever since my parents got divorced about 10 years ago. Instead of finding healthy ways to cope, my mother blamed me (and my brother) for her ...