A roundup of the most-read Carolyn Hax columns of 2025 includes a woman’s birthday obsession, a flight-tracking in-law and a petty inheritance decision. Tensions can run high during the holidays.

Lita Epstein has 18+ years of experience as an author and financial writer. She has also written over 40 books. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of ...