Dear Eric: Throughout my childhood, my cousin always had to have her friend join family events. Fast-forward 40 years and my cousin has moved back home after widowhood. Guess who’s back at everything?

Dear Eric: Recently my first cousin, Melanie, contacted me to offer condolences at the passing of my wife. The contact came after an uncomfortable hiatus of 18 years during which Melanie and I drifted ...

A reader is unsure how best to help a cousin she sees as a little sister but who so far hasn’t asked for any parenting advice. By Philip Galanes My cousin’s young children are out of control: They hit ...