Dear Dr. J,
I gleefully headed off to college shortly after the world fell apart on 9/11. Here I am, some 4 years later, a deflated...
Tags: resentment, seelf-esteem, Unemployment blues
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Dear Dr. J,
My husband and I have 2 daughters. The first one we conceived together, but after several years of trying for our second, we...
Tags: Adolescence, Adoption issues, Mother-daughter issues, tattoos
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Dear Dr. J,
My father is an immigrant, in poor health, and fearful of doctors. He lives alone and wants me with him at all his...
Tags: Aging, anger, Fears of abandonment
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Death in the family: Changing Expectations
Dear Dr. J,
My mother died two years ago, leaving my 77 year old step-father alone. My mother married him when...
Tags: death, family expectations, Step-parents
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