Are we cruel not to give our parents grandchildren? The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My wife and I are in our 40s and have decided that we would prefer not to have children. I have one sibling, a…
There’s a dodgy teacher at the school where my daughter is due to enrol, should I report him? The Guardian.
My daughter is due to start high school in September and I have just found out that I know one of the teachers at the school.…
My parents favoured my brothers, now my children are suffering in turn. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My childhood was marred by favouritism. I was the middle child of three: the black sheep, the difficult one, the sickly one. These aren’t…
I want my mother to say sorry for neglecting me as a child. The Guardian
My father was quite severely depressed during my childhood. I feel my mother handled things very badly when he became ill. When I tried to discuss…
How can I give my marriage the attention it needs whilst I’m having an affair? The Guardian
Last year, in my 11th year of marriage, I had an empty fling over the internet with an ex-boyfriend. We never met, but it excited me.…
My husband has become a domestic slave. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am writing to ask if you can help me to persuade my husband to do less around the house. I am worried that he…
My brother appears to be mentally ill but won’t seek help. The Guardian.
My brother, who is 45, has never settled. Since leaving school he has not sustained a job, home or relationship long-term, and has been in and…
My boyfriend is very close to his ex-wife. Maybe too close. The Guardian
I’ve been in a relationship for over a year with a man who has a very close relationship with his ex-wife. She remarried and has a…
“My son-in-law has a Facebook account with female porn friends.” Published in The Guardian.
I use Facebook infrequently, mainly to look at photos of my grandchildren posted by my daughter and son-in-law. I recently put in the wrong initial and…
“We don’t want to be childminders for our grandchildren – we’re retired.” Published in the Guardian
Dear Annalisa When we reached retirement, I thought life would be relaxed. We spent our lives struggling to bring up two sons and gave them as…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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