My mother and I have worked diligently to achieve our successes, often without support from the family. Despite our requests for help during challenging times, we were met with excuses. Now it seems that my achievements are viewed as a burden,

I have complex feelings about my family, which may come across as harsh, but I feel it's important to explain. They exhibit behaviors that I find troubling, such

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane offers advice to a reader who is tired of having relatives hit them up for cash.

I have complex feelings about my family, which may come across as harsh, but I feel it’s important to explain. They exhibit behaviors that I find troubling, such as a tendency to rely on the more successful members of the family for support without taking accountability for their own circumstances.