Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax readers give advice to a parent who wants to know if they should put child controls on a 15-year-old's phone.

He feels resentful that their family’s financial security is falling exclusively on his shoulders as his wife starts her new business.

He cheated on his wife and impregnated his affair partner. His now-ex wrote him into her novel as the villain. Is he stuck in this role?

A parent feels guilty about their frustration with their 14-year-old son who “seems to adore one thing: contradicting every statement I make.”

Their adult daughter recently started binging and purging again. As parents, can they “state our preferences” about her behavior in their home?

Parents are upset their adult child has reconnected with an estranged aunt, but they won't explain why.

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.

A dad will often pace around or look at his phone when his teens open up to him, then wonder why they're upset. His spouse doesn't know what to do.

The bride’s parents will be paying for the wedding and reception. Is there a tactful way to ask the groom’s parents to contribute?