Should I disinvite my unsupportive family from my wedding?
Dear Annalisa, My partner and I are getting married this summer. It is a small wedding, and I have invited my mum and siblings. However, most…
Should I let my son see a relative who is on the sex offender register?
Dear Annalisa, A few years ago, my brother-in-law was arrested, cautioned and placed on the sex offender register (SOR) for two years, for downloading child abuse images. He denies it,…
How can I stop my mother’s constant criticism bringing me down?
Dear Annalisa, I love my mother most of the time, but sometimes I hate her. She has always been critical of me; it’s as if she…
My daughter’s barbed comments hurt me. How should I respond?
Dear Annalisa, My daughter is in her 30s and leads an independent life with a demanding job, which gives her a lot of satisfaction. Her mother and…
I’ve been with my girlfriend for six months. Is it too soon to have a child?
Dear Annalisa, Since I started dating my girlfriend six months ago, I’ve had this feeling that something just fits, in a way I’ve never felt before.…
Gifts from my partner’s mother have strings attached. How do I stop her?
Dear Annalisa, I’m struggling with the avalanche of presents my partner’s mother sends: expensive gifts, often in duplicate and triplicate. I’ve thanked her and tried to say that…
My stepdaughter says she hates me. Is it time to leave?
Dear Annalisa, My husband and I have been together for six years. He was widowed when his children were small and I met him two years after his…
I long to move to the seaside, but will it unsettle my children?
Dear Annalisa, Four years ago, we relocated at a time we thought least harmful to our children: the youngest was starting primary school, the eldest junior school.…
I feel excluded from my father’s life. How can I make things better?
Dear Annalisa, I am a woman in my thirties struggling to accept I may not have a place in my father’s life. My brother and I…
I don’t want to invite my father to my wedding but feel coerced into doing so. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My sister and I have always had a rather fraught relationship with my father. He failed to form bonds and took no interest in…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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