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Columnists/Dear Abby

In-law disapproves of husband

DEAR ABBY: My sister “Eileen” is married to her second husband, a man I’ll call Harry. He’s nice, but some of his choices landed him in jail. I’m polite when we see him, but I don’t trus...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman misjudged for career

DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman who was honorably discharged from the military recently and am now in an electrical construction apprenticeship. I’m starting a great career in a field I love that...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sister is not amused by family joke

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 20s, and my 18-year-old sister, “Judy,” attends community college. My memories of us include her putting me down. We reconciled as I moved out. Abb...

DATE: Oct 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son left out of mom’s gift giving

DEAR ABBY: My husband, daughter and I all have birthdays in the same month. My mother-in-law sends gifts for me and my daughter, but never to my husband, her son. He tries to shrug it of...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom unsure of girl’s ‘boyfriends’

DEAR ABBY: I am single and the mother of a 7-year-old girl. When she was 4, I decided there would be no parade of guys coming in and out of my life, or any at all. I have barely dated, a...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man considers having an affair

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my 60s, fit, sexually able and I desire physical relations. My wife, because of health issues, is no longer interested in sex. In fact, it might be mildly painful to he...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dad worries about apathetic teen

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced and remarried man with two teenage daughters. My ex-wife has custody of my girls one state away. I see them as often as time and the courts allow: two months d...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Boyfriend does not want child

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Kevin,” and I have been together for five years and have a 4-year-old son we are crazy about. For the past six months, I have been begging Kevin to have another chi...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Rotten Ron’ odor too strong

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Ron,” and I have been married for 49 years. When we retired, we moved to Florida. Ron is 71 and healthy. He rides his bike 30 to 50 miles every day. He also mows the ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother worried about son’s diabetes

DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old single mother of two. My 5-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I’m the only one in my family who has been trained in his care, so I understand ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife resents husband of 48 years

DEAR ABBY: I will soon be married 48 years, but it is not much of a marriage. There is no sex, no touching, no kind and compassionate words, only bickering and arguing. I can’t figure out wh...

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hoarder risks mother’s health

DEAR ABBY: My 36-year-old son lives with me, which benefits both of us. I am retired and his income helps. The problem I’m having is he hoards garbage. It’s terrible. The garbage ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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