family systems

My mother-in-law put a curse on us and spat in my husband's face
I really think we are cursed now, because I am not Greek. How do I remove the curse?
I'm having a European family feud
Our last visit to my family in Europe erupted in acrimony among the siblings.
My dad is a writer -- a very, very bad writer!
He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them.
My sister triggers my rage
I know we had a difficult childhood, and I'm over most of it, but when I see my sister I start to get a little crazy!
Can I ever reconcile with my father?
I phoned him when I got out of the hospital and he said not to call anymore.
I can't get home to see my mom before she dies
By the time you read this, she'll probably be gone. Why couldn't I be by her side?
I have the hots for my stepson
He's 17, and I know it's wrong, but I think he has the hots for me, too.
Why won't my boyfriend introduce me to his daughters?
It has been two years now, and there's always a different reason.
Should I invite my difficult friends to the in-laws' lake house?
I'm concerned that my pushy, sensitive friend and her husband, who has Asperger syndrome, won't fit in.
My mother is crazy and terrifying
I've done well in spite of her -- but how can I protect my younger sister?
How can I make my brother treat my mother better?
He's being thoughtless and insensitive to my mother -- and to me, too!
Everybody's tiptoeing around my dad
He had an operation and nearly died, and now he's become a tyrant.
My husband won't set limits!
Uncle Danny shows up in his R.V. for four-month "visits," gobbling up our food and paying nothing.
My kids are wrecks
I brought them up well, but I couldn't erase my family's legacy of alcoholism, depression and bipolar disorder.
Should our uncle be disinvited to our sister's wedding?
Something happened 10 years ago that was never resolved. Now he's coming to the wedding and none of us wants to see him.

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