by Tamara Hartley | Feb 11, 2013 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice
Dear Tamara: I just found out that my father has a daughter with another woman. Apparently he had an affair on my mother shortly after they were married. The woman contacted my father and now wants to have a relationship with him after all of these years. I also found...
by Tamara Hartley | Jun 29, 2011 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: I am furious that my daughter has so many tattoos and Piercings! She has completely flipped the script and I barely even know her anymore. Since she moved out on her own it’s like she is a completely new person. She has tattoos all over her arms and an...
by Tamara Hartley | May 25, 2011 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice
Dear Tamara: My wife is a shopaholic and she is ruining our credit and our marriage! She buys things that she doesn’t even need. Her closet is full of clothes with tags still on them. She has over a hundred pairs of shoes and purses and still she continues to shop....
by Tamara Hartley | Apr 19, 2011 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: Recently my fifteen-year-old niece confided in me that she is four months pregnant. I tried to talk to her and convince her to talk to her mother, but she is too afraid. Though my sister has a history of getting upset and going off, I still think she has...
by Tamara Hartley | Feb 28, 2011 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Education Advice, Family Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: What is a good age to start talking to kids about sex? I recently caught my 11-year-old son watching porn on his computer (and I assume he was doing more than watching). I walked up on him and I saw it on the screen. As soon as he heard me he hurried up...
by Tamara Hartley | Jan 15, 2011 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: My husband and I have been married for six years. We have three children. Four-year old-twins and a twelve-year-old son I had from a previous relationship. While my husband has not officially adopted my son, he has been the only father my son has known...