The man I love is 20 years older and my dad says he’ll never accept him
DEAR DEIDRE: THE man I’m in love with is 20 years older than me, and my dad says he will never accept the relationship. Although I…
How can I help my depressed student daughter who is miles away
DEAR DEIDRE: Worrying about my depressed, drug-taking daughter is affecting my own mental health. She lives 200 miles away at university and I don’t know…
Why is my child hurting his siblings?
DEAR DEIDRE: Our little boy has started to misbehave, hitting his younger brother and sister and lashing out at me and his mum. He’s eight…
I’m caring for my elderly mum who is scared to leave house – I’m tired & have medical issues, but my siblings won’t help
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER having a fall, my mum has completely lost her confidence. Even though she had a hip replacement, she is terrified it will…
Everything’s going wrong in our home – the landlord won’t fix any of it
DEAR DEIDRE: THE list of broken and faulty things in our home gets longer and longer – but still the landlord never arrives. I’m a…
My ex is toxic – he’s now trying to poison my relationship with my children
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER we recently separated following 19 years together, my ex-fiancé has been turning the children against me. We are both in our late…
Since starting the menopause my marriage has been in turmoil
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I started the menopause my marriage has been in complete turmoil. Controlling my emotions has become an impossible task, and unfortunately, my…