My mum lied to me about having an affair. How can I trust her?
Dear Annalisa, I am 29. When I was nine, I found a letter addressed to a man’s name I didn’t recognise. My parents were married. When…
My older brother makes me feel stupid and I can’t laugh it off
Dear Annalisa, I am a 40-year-old woman who has been talked down to and patronised by my older brother my entire life. He often speaks to me…
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…
My father always put me down. Do I have to pretend to like him?
Dear Annalisa, Since childhood, I have had a fraught relationship with my father who always had to be right. We were not supposed to challenge or disagree…
My sister says she doesn’t want to see me. Should I give up on her?
Dear Annalisa, My childhood was not a happy one. My mother was a narcissistic and toxic person who liked everyone but my older sister, my father and me.…
I’m terrified that I will die, leaving my son. How can I cope?
Dear Annalisa, I’m 54 and happily married, with a 15-year-old son. In the past, I didn’t have maternal feelings, but since having my son, I feel as if…
My half-sister has rejected my parents. Who is really to blame?
Dear Annalisa, I’m in my 20s, and the child of two people who had previous marriages andchildren. Growing up, both my parents shared custody with their former…
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…
My parents moved to a new area after my mother retired and now she is really isolated. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa A year ago, once my siblings and I had left home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They have made…
How can I cope with my manipulative mother? The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I am a woman in my 50s looking for advice on how to cope with my needy and manipulative mother, who is in her…
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