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Dear Abby: My daughter expects me to help with her kids — instead of their deadbeat father

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them. The issue ...

Dear Abby: My daughter’s husband has caused mayhem in his family and has nearly destroyed ours

I’m at the point of being willing to sacrifice my relationship with my daughter and grandchildren to get away from this ...

Dear Abby: Should I include a warning for the surprise party’s guests?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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Dear Abby: Abuse ruined my motherhood, and a kid’s childhood; is there any hope of a future?

Apologize and offer to join them in family counseling if they are willing ... is there a secret in the closet? Dear Abby: Hard to tell where the concern ends and jealousy begins with new boyfriend’s ...

Dear Abby: Woman wonders if fractured family can come together for one night

woman hopes to reunite her husband’s grown children for his birthday, but years of drama may make peace too much to ask.
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Dear Abby: Family big on all-you-can-eat buffets upsets one relative ...

Advice Dear Abby: Family gets mad when relative with health issues turns down all-you-can-eat buffets Published: Jun. 06, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

Dear Abby: Longtime friend’s bad choice of partners isn’t something you can save her from

They've been friends for 30 years and during all that time she's been in relationships with men with addiction issues.
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Dear Abby: Family member weighs skipping out on traditional gatherings

Dear Abby: Something has been bothering me for a long time. When I attend family functions, I become extremely bored. Whether they are birthday parties or Christmas Eve celebrations, they ...

Dear Abby: I don’t know what my body is doing but this feeling is intense

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

DEAR ABBY: Helpful neighbour draws the line at socializing

My husband and I retired a few years ago to a neighbourhood where most of the residents are our age, and we have become friendly with the widow next door. My husband and I help her out with any minor ...
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Dear Abby: Retired couple fears loss of Social Security benefits. ‘Shouldn’t we get what we paid into all these years?’

As to your embarrassment about entertaining friends, that concern may be needless ... I was hurt when my husband reached out to his first wife’s family on anniversary of her death DEAR ABBY: I’m a ...
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Family Tragedy Raises Concerns About Mental Illness

DEAR ABBY: I have a 14-year-old daughter I have raised alone. Her father has never been in her life, nor has he been in the lives of his other children with other women. He has a long history of ...