Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Delia Cai is filling in as Prudie for Jenée Desmond-Harris while she’s on parental ...

Dear Son: Your father and stepmother may have less capacity for making and following through on plans than they once did.

My dad was the sun around which our family revolved, and when his storm clouds gathered there was no telling what might put you in the line of fire. One minute I was making too much noise ...