My sister and I are estranged, due to her history of drama and stirring up trouble. She has recently begun sending me nasty ...

Money can quietly change family dynamics. When one sibling becomes financially stable, expectations often follow. One reader shared why having a 401(k) doesn’t mean being responsible for everyone else ...

Imagine growing up without a childhood, treated not as a daughter but as free childcare. That was Kelly’s life, forced to raise her five younger half- and step-siblings while her parents lived theirs.

The day my brother died, the dogwoods were in bloom. I sat by my bedroom windowsill, painting my nails. Junior prom was just hours away. I was 16. My brother, Alex, was 18—just 22 months older than me ...

My siblings and I live all over the world, but our parents kept us all connected. When my parents died, however, my siblings and I decided to have a weekly video call. The ritual has been so ...

Within 19 days, I experienced both the sudden death of my baby sister and my father. Even though my five siblings and I had different mothers, we all shared the same father, who fostered close ...

If I refuse, her future looks shakier. If I help, my family may never forgive me. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and ...

I'm 12 years younger than my brother, and we've never been super close. After the death of both of our parents, he became more of a father figure than a sibling. We have different perspectives on life ...

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and Developmental Disability Awareness Month, but as the twin brother of Danny, who had severe cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities, I never need the ...