Miriam's Advice Well

Dear Miriam, My 7-year-old daughter wants a new backpack. She got one last year, and it's still in good condition, but she doesn't like the...

Dear Miriam, While trying to find a babysitter for erev Tisha B'Av this past weekend for our two young children, my wife and I realized...

Dear Miriam, My husband and I are raising our two young boys to respect boundaries and to expect other people to respect their boundaries. We...

Dear Miriam, I belong to a shul that often has out-of-town guests. Maybe I am just used to quiet praying among our congregants, but among...

Dear Miriam, A few weeks ago, you wrote about loosening family dinner schedules and mealtime expectations during summer vacation. I'm having sort of the opposite...

Dear Miriam, I've purchased a few food products recently that weren't good. For example, milk that was sour before its expiration date, frozen chicken nuggets...

Dear Miriam: Was Roach Approach Overkill? Dear Miriam, I just moved into a new apartment building. One of my first nights there, an absolutely giant roach...

Dear Miriam, Over the weekend, I saw a man passed out on someone's front steps. Or, rather, I don't know if he was passed out...

Dear Miriam, In the unstructured lawlessness of summer vacation, I can't figure out how to feed my family dinner. Everyone seems to snack all day...

Dear Miriam, How do you rate/tip your Uber driver when the music on his radio is loud and the lyrics are offensive, but the drive...