In today's Dear Annie column, a frustrated bride is disappointed by her best friend's lack of interest in filling the maid-of ...

Tired of playing referee, a tired parent seeks Annie Lane's advice on how to keep the "kids" from fighting over who hosts and ...

You are not the United Nations. Stop trying to broker world peace at the dinner table. Thanksgiving should be about gratitude ...

Dear Tired of the Drama: The only role you are required to play in this family production is yourself. You are not the ...

You are not the United Nations. Stop trying to broker world peace at the dinner table. Thanksgiving should be about gratitude ...

"I want us all together, but I also dread another holiday full of tension, whispered complaints, and people leaving early in ...

You are not. Stop trying to broker world peace at the dinner table. Thanksgiving should be about gratitude, not ...

My mother criticizes my sister, my sister snaps back and before long I’m stuck in the middle trying to keep the peace.

I want us all together, but I also dread another holiday full of tension, whispered complaints and people leaving early in a ...

A few months ago, my younger sister, “Kate,” announced during dinner that she and her boyfriend were moving to Nashville to “start fresh.” Everyone wished her well, but I was blindsided. What she didn ...

Dear Tired of the Drama: The only role you are required to play in this family production is yourself. You are not the referee, mediator or emotional punching bag. The healthiest boundary you can set ...

Dear Annie: Every year, Thanksgiving turns into a tug-of-war in my family. My siblings and I all live within driving distance of our parents, but the holiday always comes with arguments about who’s ...