Since their split my mother has been in pieces while my father flaunts his new girlfriend. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am 24 and my parents, who have been married for 25 years, split up earlier this year. I started to suspect that my…
My stepson milked his father for money and blames me now the cash has stopped flowing. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa Once upon a time there were two parents living in domestic disharmony, kept together (probably) by their adored and indulged son. The mother died…
My family is casually sexist, but say they are entitled to their ‘opinions’. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have a problem talking to my family about gender issues, sexism and feminism. I find there is a lot of latent and underlying…
My teenage daughter has blackmailed me over my new partner. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I recently separated from my husband after 20 years. We have two teenage children. My daughter has chosen to live with me; my son…
My brother is a hypochondriac who believes he is dying but won’t see a doctor. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My brother is 52. He has not been to a doctor in 20 years and has some health issues that he won’t address because…
Mum took us away from Dad and has turned into a scary monster. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My parents divorced a couple of years ago. They fought a lot. I feel sorry for my dad because he would try to stop…
My abusive, controlling ex-girlfriend dumped me but won’t let me move on. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m a 30-year-old man and I was in an emotionally abusive relationship for five years. She controlled all aspects of the relationship, frequently breaking…
I’m in my late 20s, living back at home and feel like a failure. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a woman, aged 28, and at the beginning of my 20s, as a student, I lived in a big city with my…
My 11-year-old son steals, lies and gets into trouble – is he a sociopath? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa We have two children and the older one is 11. He has been slow to pick up on social cues and is not as…
I’d like to have a healthy adult relationship with my brother, but he fobs me off. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I’m the older sister. Growing up, neither my brother nor I had a great childhood because of the domestic abuse, child abuse and anger…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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