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02 Jun

‘I’m 20 so why does Ma still treat me like I’m 12?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘I’m 20 so why does Ma still treat me like I’m 12?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

Some moms are fiercely overprotective. Not because they do not trust you to know how to handle and carry yourself in this world full of sharks. But because they do not want to fail in their duty to parent you well and fully.

‘Mom’s sick. Brother won’t take his ARVs. Where can I get help?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘Mom’s sick. Brother won’t take his ARVs. Where can I get help?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

A reader who is the breadwinner at home feels she needs to quit her job to take care of her mom and younger brother who was born with HIV.

17 Mar

‘I don’t fit in my dad’s new family. How do I get his attention?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘I don’t fit in my dad’s new family. How do I get his attention?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

You're now in what is called a blended family, explains Sis Dolly. Your parents should have sat you down and discussed the anticipated...

24 Mar

‘I’m not sure he’s my child. How can I bring up the subject?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘I’m not sure he’s my child. How can I bring up the subject?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

'I know babies can be early but I’m worried.'

03 Feb

‘How can I fix the breach between my daughter and I?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘How can I fix the breach between my daughter and I?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

They used to be extremely close and her daughter used to tell her everything that was going on in her life, but now this has changed.

23 Nov 2022

‘My 6-year-old doesn’t want her dad’s surname. What do I do?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘My 6-year-old doesn’t want her dad’s surname. What do I do?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

This mom regrets giving the child her ex's surname because he does nothing for her.

30 Sep 2022

‘I think the aunt is abusing my mom-in-law who has dementia’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘I think the aunt is abusing my mom-in-law who has dementia’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

The truth is it’s very difficult for the aunt and you to do a proper job without support from professionals who are trained to care for...

23 Sep 2022

‘I don’t like my teen daughter’s new friends. What can I do?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘I don’t like my teen daughter’s new friends. What can I do?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

They recently relocated and her 14-year-old now has a new set of friends that this mother feels uncomfortable about.

22 Jul 2022

‘She has a secret child. How do I get her to confess?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘She has a secret child. How do I get her to confess?’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

She's lied about a whole human, but he still loves her. He just wants her to come clean about the fib.

17 Jun 2022

‘Why don’t his parents help us. They’re rich’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘Why don’t his parents help us. They’re rich’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘His family is wealthy and, although they seem to have no issues helping his sisters, they never do anything to help us,’ an upset reader...

03 Jun 2022

'I feel so alone as I take care of my sick wife' – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

'I feel so alone as I take care of my sick wife' – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

Sis Dolly gives advice to a man who has been caring for his sick wife for three years.

29 Apr 2022

‘My sister is a bully’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘My sister is a bully’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

This reader lost her parents when she was a teenager and her sister raised her. Now her sister demands her paycheck.

22 Apr 2022

‘I don’t have cash. How do I get a will done for free for my kids?’ – Sis Dolly answers your queries

A young mother says she doesn't want her kids one day squabbling over their inheritance when she dies, she she turns to Sis Dolly for...

13 Apr 2022

‘She came to visit, now she lives here. How do I get her to go?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

‘She came to visit, now she lives here. How do I get her to go?’ – Sis Dolly answers your questions

This is the type of thing that can end a friendship. You let a pal couch-surf in your tiny flat for a few days, then they get too...

20 Dec 2021

‘Nobody likes my mean mom. What can I do to try make things better for everyone, Sis Dolly?’

‘Nobody likes my mean mom. What can I do to try make things better for everyone, Sis Dolly?’

No one likes a nasty person. This reader is an only daughter to a mom who keeps stepping on people's toes wherever she goes

10 Dec 2021

‘How do I convince my brother to forgive our dad before it’s too late, Sis Dolly?’

‘How do I convince my brother to forgive our dad before it’s too late, Sis Dolly?’

They haven't spoke to each other for years but this reader is the peacemaker in her family and wants to know how to reconcile her brother...

29 Oct 2021

‘My husband cheated on me and deserted me when I was pregnant. How do we move past this, Sis Dolly?’

‘My husband cheated on me and deserted me when I was pregnant. How do we move past this, Sis Dolly?’

Trust is such a delicate thing – easily given and equally easily destroyed. This mom wants to know how she can forgive her husband after...

22 Oct 2021

‘I’m carrying around inner child wounds. How do I heal to be a better parent, Sis Dolly?’

‘I’m carrying around inner child wounds. How do I heal to be a better parent, Sis Dolly?’

The inner child in each of us is the core of the personality shaped by experiences that changed our perception of how secure the world is...

15 Oct 2021

‘My baby daddy is back’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

‘My baby daddy is back’ – Sis Dolly answers your burning questions

A mom is worried about the effect of the return of the father of her child on her and their daughter

24 Jun 2021