Just because your parent is no longer an active alcoholic, that doesn't mean they have matured. In this week's video, Trisha wants to know what to do with all her pent-up anger toward her mother who continues to be a troublemaker. More >>

My mom's been an alcoholic for 30 years and is 3 times divorced. Dad was good, but absent after they divorced when I was 2 - he supported me financially, but I saw him like 6 times per year. More >>

This week, I had an opportunity to do the right thing with my nephew who has been living with us for the past 21 months. More >>

I am a 25 year old newly married 5th grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling. More >>

I began drinking at age 15. Mom would buy booze for me and my friends to have parties at our house while my dad was at work. I wasn't drinking every day -- just at parties. I graduated high school, and went to work at a bank. More >>

Leaving my son's basketball game, I gasped along with the rest of the world when I looked at my phone and read the shocking news: "Whitney Houston Dead at 48." My kids were all with me and so they naturally asked, "What?!" of my outburst. More >>

I am 1 of 11 children. My Dad was an alcoholic. I have seen things no child should see or live through. I learned from my experience.... MY NEW MOTTO... More >>

This is regarding the caller who worried she'd regret not having a relationship with her mother... I met my birth mother around 10 or 11 and moved in with her (worst mistake of my life). She was a horrible excuse for a mother or even a woman... More >>

Here are my thoughts after listening to your caller who had fears about regrets hoping her alcoholic father would die. While growing up, I lived in a home much like she described. While I did pray my father would decide to give up alcohol, my main prayers were for my Mom... More >>