Why don’t I appreciate what I have? The Guardian.
Well, why don’t you, you ungrateful wretch? Appreciation seems such a half-hearted emotion, the sort of declaration you’d expect to see on a barrel-scraping greeting card:…
My mother is driving me to tears because she disapproves of the man I love. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a 25-year-old European girl. I came to the UK to study and at university I met my partner, who also came to…
How do I stop my dad telling me intimate details of his sex life? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa How do I tell my father in a way he will understand that I don’t want to know the details of his love life?…
My daughter’s mood swings exhaust me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My daughter moved from Vancouver to Britain some years ago to go to university; eventually marrying another student. She found stable employment and recently…
My mother has secret children from her first marriage. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother was 18 when she married her first husband. She got married to get away from her parents, who were loving, but rather…
My partner is angry and abusive. If I say I’m going to leave he threatens to kill me. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have been with the same partner for 10 years and we have a young child. I am feeling absolutely desperate and don’t know…
My teenage son can’t talk to girls. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My eldest son is 13 and becoming a confident, happy teenager. There is, though, one side of life that I can see him struggling…
I’m married and in my 60s, but I’ve fallen in love with a younger man. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am in my early 60s, long married. We are not the greatest love match but have come this far. We have areas of…
My stepmother stopped us being with Dad when he died and I’m devastated. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My dad died nearly two years ago, following a very short illness. He lived a long way from me and my two sisters after…
A teacher sexually abused me at primary school for years. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa From the age of seven to 11, I was sexually and physically abused by my teacher. He carried out most of this in front…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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