My overbearing, self-centred father wants to visit me – I can’t face it. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My 83-year-old father is a hoarder and a narcissist; he will talk without pause about people or subjects that are only of interest to…
My father killed himself and it has left me struggling. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am in my 30s and have suffered since my teens from occasional bouts of severe depression during which I have suicidal thoughts. I…
I’m grieving the loss of my parents and my youth. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My father died three years ago after a long and steady decline into dementia, over many years. My 89-year-old mother now has dementia and…
My father wants to be buried with my mother in their garden, but the neighbours object. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My mother died in 2009. She intended her body to be used for medical science, but an unexpected problem made this impossible and funeral…
My parents-in-law have gone back on a promise to give us their house. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa We are a lovely and mostly happy family of four renting a smallish two-bed flat with no garden in London. Last summer we were…
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?…
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