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Dear Eric: I’m a sophomore in high school and I read your column in the Seattle Times. My grandma has dementia. Over the past ...
A Dear Abby reader asks for advice on what to do with her daughter in future situations so she is not disrupting.
My father died by suicide three years ago. My sister, who was initially supportive, later drunk-dialed our mother and said a bunch of nasty things about her and me.
We haven't spoken for a few years now. Should I confront her about her previous behavior or just keep avoiding her?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Please accept my sympathy for the untimely loss of your granddaughter. Clearly, you are dealing with a lot right now. The fact that your partner suffers from mental illness only adds to it. That you ...
Dear Abby: We recently suffered the loss of our first grandchild. She was only 24 and taken far too soon.
I have been divorced from my ex-husband, "Cliff," for a year and a half. My nearly adult children live with me. They rarely ...
A lifelong friend of mine has died unexpectedly. Because he was my age, this brought up issues of my own mortality. We’d had our ups and downs over ...
DEAR ABBY: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don't know it, but he won't put up any meaningful boundaries or ...
DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.
Dear Abby: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.