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Dear Miriam: ‘my daughter feels low and left behind now her friends are in uni’

A reader seeks Miriam's advice on how to support her daughter who has refused to take up an apprenticeship and is feeling low since her friend group moved away to university.

ASK MIRIAM 7 October 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘my daughter feels low and left behind now her friends are in uni’

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Dear Miriam: 'my husband no longer wants to leave Dublin for the countryside'

Dear Miriam: 'my husband no longer wants to leave Dublin for the countryside'

ASK MIRIAM 30 September 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘My brothers won’t help care for Mam and I’m at breaking point’

Dear Miriam: ‘My brothers won’t help care for Mam and I’m at breaking point’

ASK MIRIAM 16 September 2026

Dear Miriam: anxious son is avoiding school as we wait for public assessment

Dear Miriam: anxious son is avoiding school as we wait for public assessment

Dear Miriam: anxious son is avoiding school as we wait for public assessment

ASK MIRIAM 9 September 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m torn between the family business and building my own life’

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m torn between the family business and building my own life’

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m torn between the family business and building my own life’

ASK MIRIAM 2 September 2026

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Dear Miriam: 'how do we get our adult son to move out of the family home?'

Dear Miriam: 'how do we get our adult son to move out of the family home?'

A reader from Co Wexford asks for help in dealing with her adult son who refuses to move out of the family home, preferring to enjoy his home comforts at the expense of his parents and siblings.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m tired of hosting my family's holiday every year’

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m tired of hosting my family's holiday every year’

A reader asks Miriam if she's being unreasonable for resenting the annual family invasion of her holiday cottage, where she's expected to do all the work instead of enjoying a break herself.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘how can I repair a family rift between my son and daughter'

Dear Miriam: ‘how can I repair a family rift between my son and daughter'

A reader seeks Miriam's counsel on how to resolve a family rift involving her two adult children, one of whom refuses to attend family events due to anxiety caused to his partner by his sister.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘my daughter wants to go to college, I don’t think we can afford it

Dear Miriam: ‘my daughter wants to go to college, I don’t think we can afford it

A mother seeks Miriam's advice in how to manage her husband's worries about supporting their daughter through college.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m worried my brother is pushing our dad off the family farm’

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m worried my brother is pushing our dad off the family farm’

A reader in Mayo asks Miriam how to protect her father's right to remain living in the farmhouse when his son and daughter-in-law want to move in to be closer to the farmyard.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘my husband is refusing to holiday with me and our young children'

Dear Miriam: ‘my husband is refusing to holiday with me and our young children'

A Longford mother asks Miriam whether she's doing the right thing by taking her children on a family holiday without her husband, who insists the farm can't manage without him for a week.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘my mum wants me to be a doctor, but I want to follow my own path’

Dear Miriam: ‘my mum wants me to be a doctor, but I want to follow my own path’

A reader in Kerry tells Miriam she doesn't want to pursue a medical degree to honour her mother's wishes as she wants to work full time on her family's farm.

ASK MIRIAM 15 July 2026

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