"My daughter-in-law is angering me. She sent an email to everyone in our family telling us not to buy gifts for the three grandchildren for Christmas. She says this year instead of getting gifts she wants each family member to make a donation to a charity in the name of one of the children. I love the idea, but also hate the kids won't be getting any gifts. They're young and have been waiting all year for Santa to come. I think my daughter-in-law is ruining Christmas. She's hard-headed and won't change her mind. I also think she's being selfish and doing this more for herself than the kids because they are too young to understand. Is this bad parenting?"

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"I don’t even know where to begin. My husband and I are heavily involved in our local school system. Over the past two months, he has been spending a lot more time at my daughter’s choir practice. My suspicions led me to check his phone. I found flirty messages between him and the choir director. At this point, there is no physical cheating, it’s just nauseating cutesy messages. Here’s the kicker. She’s not just some random school employee, she’s the assistant principal’s wife. So now, every week I’m sitting at practice watching her lead the choir with my husband sneaking glances at her. I’m torn. On one hand, I want to expose them. The school deserves to know. On the other hand, if this scandal goes public, it could destroy the choir and the kids, break apart families, and make me look like the bad guy. Help me navigate this mess before I lose my mind. I told my sister and she said the kids come first. Do they or do I?"

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Poolboy's son disappeared for a little while the other day and gave Poolboy a bit of a scare. Thankfully he was fine, but we heard some great stories just like his!

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"My birthday is today and I asked my husband to spend time together on the porch. So I paused his anime show, now he's mad at me for interrupting his anime when he is taking his dad and mom, our nephew, and our kids to a weekend trip for my birthday. The problem is the he always puts his family over what we had planned, aka what his dad wants to do for "MY" birthday trip! So I was hoping I could have a few minutes with him but now I feel like my birthday doesn't matter and never will as long as it's convenient to his family"

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"Thanksgiving is coming up and it seems like we won’t be celebrating with my whole family. My oldest brother’s wife and my mother are feuding right now. My sister in law asked my mother not to do 1 thing with her two kids and my mother did just the opposite. My sister in law said mom could only see her kids if she came to their house to be monitored since she can’t follow the rules set forth. My mom took that as she’s not allowed to see her grandchildren anymore. My mom went and dropped off all of the kids toys, clothes etc from her house off on the porch when they weren’t home and the kids got off the bus to see this. Mom went to the school a few weeks later and spoke with the kids and had lunch with them without informing my brother or sister in law about this visit. My sister in law had her removed from the list of people who could visit the kids. With Thanksgiving coming up, my mom wasn’t going to come as my brother and sister in law were hosting. My youngest brother told my mom she needed to squash the animosity for the day and come be with her kids and grandkids. Mom agreed. Sister in law decided she doesn’t want mom there now and made that known. Mom isn’t coming and now little brother isn’t either. I have to have Thanksgiving lunch with my oldest brother and then do Thanksgiving dinner with my youngest brother and mom. No one is asking me to pick sides, but it feels like no matter what choices I make as far as who I see or spend time with, it is going to upset the other. I’m not sure what to do at this point. Do help them work through this or stay out of it all together? I’m hosting Christmas this year and the whole family is invited. I feel like if this isn’t settled, Christmas may be a complete disaster. HELP!"

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The way the sun comes through the Dallas Cowboys stadium has been blinding some of their players. It's a design flaw that is costing them. What's a design flaw in your home?

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Some special stories for the 13th of the month!

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"My boyfriend and I have been going together for almost two years. He is in love with me and may soon propose. I love him, but have come to the realization that I am not in love with him. My family is definitely in love with him and is hoping for a proposal. It would mean a lot if I married him. I'm not sure what to do. Is my family's love for my boyfriend the reason I should stay with him? I certainly could do a lot worse. I have no idea what to do. Please help me. I don't want to let my family down, but I also have to think about myself"

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"I took my family to see the new movie ‘’The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’’. The experience turned out to be a nightmare because someone brought a toddler that cried throughout the entire movie. At the end of the film, I requested to speak with the theater manager. I asked her for a refund. She refused to give me one because I watched the whole film. She said if I had come out early in the movie and asked for a refund she would have given me one. I think the theater is wrong and has a responsibility to make sure each moviegoer has an enjoyable experience. I believe I should be given a refund because I did not have an enjoyable experience due to the crying toddler. The manager said me asking for a refund is the same thing as me going to a restaurant, eating a sandwich, and then asking for a refund. I'm asking for money back after the sandwich has been eaten and the movie is over. Can you ask your listeners what they think about this? Should the theater have given me my money back? It's not my fault they allowed a crying toddler into the theater"

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"I’m living a nightmare. My 17-year-old daughter says she needs a Brazilian Butt Lift to take her Tik Tok page and online content to the next level. Her dad thinks I’m overreacting and says it’s her body, her choice. She’s treating surgery like a trendy pair of shoes. Am I supposed to just sit here and smile? Am I the only one who sees how insane this is? Her father says if we allow her to do it then we can help choose the surgeon and guide her through the process. He says if we don't, she may do it behind our backs and disfigure herself by going to the wrong doctor. What would you do if you were me?"

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