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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby gives advice to a parent whose mother is having difficulty picking up and taking care of her granddaughter.
Dear Abby: Unexpectedly, things have come back to life. Plus: I have crushing student debt and a marginal career.
I know all children are not the same, and I try not to compare him to my son, because, frankly, there is no comparison, his soon-to-be aunt tells Abby.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a professional, well-educated adult who moved back home because of concerns about my father’s health as well as having landed a much better job. As an extra perk, I’ve been ...
Dear Abby: How do I tell my brother no one in the family likes his awful fiancee? Because no one sees any redeeming qualities in her, maybe we could ask him to name three.
Abby hears from a dad who fears for teen daughter in a bad relationship and her plans for future; while a daughter is worried about aging father's mental faculties.
Advice Dear Abby: Husband is already volatile, now he’s grieving, and I’m about to do something he’ll hate Published: Jun. 04, 2025, 5:30 a.m.
Dear Abby: We’re concerned daughter’s partner hasn’t proposed Couple has two kids, a good relationship and a long history together, and woman’s parents wonder if they should intervene to ...
DEAR ABBY: My nephew-to-be has just turned 14. He has older parents (his mom was 42 when he was born) and is so socially inept that we fear for his future. His mom is more than a helicopter parent ...
Dear Abby: My brother left me an accidental voicemail I wasn’t supposed to hear Dear Abby: I don’t know what my body is doing but this feeling is intense Dear Abby: My parents won’t let me ...