Just Ask Jill 2

Q:        I have been married over a year now. I love my husband and most of the time we get along really well. We enjoy doing things together, like the same kind of people and agree on most things. There’s only one problem. Several times in the last couple of months...

What’s In a Name?

This January I am truly starting my life as a new person.  Or as my old self.  In December I received legal permission to change my name from Packard to Davis.  Davis is my maiden name.  The name I was given at birth. When I introduce myself to people I have met in...

Just ask Jill 1

Q: I am in the middle of a family “feud”. My elderly father has created an uncomfortable dynamic in the family.  He calls each of us and seems to want to agitate us and create conflict between the siblings.  It’s like he wants us to talk only to him and not to each...
Real Friendship

Real Friendship

I recently had a coffee with a used to be friend from High School. We were that kind of friend that connected deeply for a short time and then lost track, so it’s been almost 30 years since we’ve spoken. The same thing happened again, when we met for...

Kids, Kids, Kids

How did this happen? My baby is not only 23 but is about ready to graduate from college. A feat I never managed to accomplish. I know, this is very cliche but cliches all have a grain of truth. When we first brought him home from the hospital and laid him in his crib...