Troubleshooter
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I’m Concerned by Classmates Being Cyberbullied. What Should I Say?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 14-year-old male student in my third year of junior high school.
...November 10, 2024
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I’m Mentally Exhausted Dealing with Customers at Self-checkouts
I’m a female part-time worker in my 50s. I’ve been working as a cashier at a supermarket for 15 y...
November 3, 2024
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I’m Wondering If I Should Continue to See an Ex Whom I Broke Up with 40 Years Ago
I’m a nursery teacher in my 60s. My husband passed away about five years ago and I currently live...
November 3, 2024
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My 30-Year-Old Son Lives in a Room Full of Trash
I’m a female company employee in my 50s. I was divorced 25 years ago and currently live in my own...
October 27, 2024
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My Husband Won’t Admit He is Harassing People at Work Despite Getting a Warning
I’m a woman in my 50s. My husband was warned about his “power harassment,” or harassment in the w...
October 27, 2024
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My Mother-in-Law Insists I Have Another Child
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female company employee in my late 20s with a 2-year-old child. My mot...
October 20, 2024
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My Mother Admitted That She Has Shoplifted. I Cannot Forgive Her
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. My mother, a homemaker in her 50s, sho...
October 20, 2024
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I’m in My 80s And Recently Feel My Family Treating Me More Coldly
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 80s living with my daughter, her husband and their two...
October 13, 2024
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I’m Worried about My 35-Year-Old jobless Son, His Future as We All Get Old
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male contract employee in my mid-60s. I need your advice about my 35-y...
October 13, 2024
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What My Mother-in-Law Said Still Haunts Me
I’m a company employee in my 40s. I underwent fertility treatment and had a miscarriage while wor...
October 6, 2024
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Happy Job-Hopper Wonders if She Should Become Regular Worker, Head Toward Career Path for Stable Future
I’m a 25-year-old woman and a job-hopper. Since I left school, I have changed jobs five times. My...
October 6, 2024
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I’m at My Limit with My Subordinate’s High-handed, Outrageous Behavior
I’m a male office worker in my 50s. I have several subordinates, one of whom is a woman who has a...
September 29, 2024
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I Grew Up without Developing a Sense of Self-respect
I’m a female company employee in my mid-30s. I want to develop a sense of self-care and self-resp...
September 29, 2024
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My Mother Thinks My Sister Is Always Right
I’m a female company employee in my 30s, and I have a sister who is six years older than me. My m...
September 22, 2024
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I’m a Care Worker But Can’t Bear Looking After My Mother at Home
I’m a woman in my 60s who works part-time as a caregiver. Last year, I started caring for my moth...
September 22, 2024
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