She decided to test the waters about having another kid in her 40s and brought our niece over. My mom ended up not having a third child, and I feel a little bit guilty about it. My mother had my ...

I'm 12 years younger than my brother, and we've never been super close. After the death of both of our parents, he became more of a father figure than a sibling. We have different perspectives on life ...

My parents had me when they were 39 and 36, and my younger brother at 45 and 42. I'm now an adult, and my brother is a teenager. Their ages didn't make them less cool than younger parents. My mom was ...

Three weeks after my mother died, my brother moved in with me. In our grief I emerged, oddly enough, as a kind of father. Opinion Hours after my mother took her last breath on earth, after I heard a ...

Dear Annie: My brother and I are in our early 50s, and our mom has dementia. Our personal lives could not be more different. I have kids and have been married for 25 years. I returned to the workforce ...

Dear Annie: My brother regularly calls to blame me for my strained relationship with our sister, without knowing my side of the story. For my own peace of mind, I keep my distance from her, though I ...

I will never forget how I felt when my brother first called me an ableist slur. This was when I was around 19 and recently diagnosed with an incurable, muscle-wasting disease that significantly limits ...

'My share of the home alone would be valued at $300K per the trust. If she distributes the funds three ways, my share becomes $200K' "Her only heirs are my brother and I. We are both retired and in ...

H ow did I find monsters? My father. It was around Halloween 1956, the same week of Elvis Presley’s second appearance on Ed Sullivan. My parents often let me stay up and watch late movies. Adventure ...