My mom and my aunt are estranged, but I've been close with my aunt since I was young. We started by writing letters to each other and then eventually began talking on the phone. I've learned a lot ...

I have a good relationship with my mother and have been historically closer to her than my two brothers, who gravitate towards my father. Even in my adolescence (I’m currently in my mid-30s), my ...

A pregnant woman is upset that her pregnant aunt is getting all of the attention. “Ever since then, all the attention has been on Helene. My grandpa has been so excited, he’s said there’s ‘going to be ...

When Reshma Gopaldas first set up her camera for an interview featuring her mother and aunt, it was simply to collect some bits of marriage advice for a friend headed down the aisle. Wedged between ...

Dear Carolyn: It has been 3½ years since my mom died in a car accident. We were extremely close. The accident was eight weeks before my wedding and a year before I welcomed my first child. Needless to ...

Dear Carolyn: My aunt saw a family necklace I was wearing at my mother’s funeral and said, “Snatched that up quick, didn’t you?” My mom had given it to me a few years earlier in honor of receiving my ...