Dear Heloise: Whenever our family of six (two adults, four kids) would travel and stay in hotel rooms, there was never enough room for all of our suitcases. They’d be all over the floor, desk, bed, ...

My young adult son walked into my room one day and said, “Mom, will you go to the store and buy me something?” This type of opening always makes me suspicious. He works. He earns his own money. Why do ...