A woman’s letter to Dear Abby reveals the delicate balance between maintaining a household atmosphere conducive to a cancer patient’s needs and navigating frequent family visits. She worries about causing offense if she asks her children to reduce their visits, yet seeks a more peaceful environment for her husband’s healing.

Is your living room turning into a secondhand storage unit? One family grapples with a husband’s willingness to host all of his adult son’s belongings, creating unexpected tension in their home.

A mother-in-law’s request for her adult children to move in and “take care of her and the house” raises pressing questions about the boundaries of familial duty. The story highlights a universal dilemma: how much should family members be expected to do?

A perplexed reader wrote to “Dear Annie” hoping to find a compassionate yet firm approach to manage a sister’s growing dependence. Concerned about maintaining harmony, they wrestle with how to draw clear lines without damaging their important sibling relationship.