Columnists/Dear Abby

Man seems to be a friend only when he needs a hand

DEAR ABBY: My husband has been so-called friends with a man I’ll call “Roy” for almost 30 years. During the 23 years I have been in the picture, I have noticed their friendship seems one...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom’s hoarding tendencies are crowding daughter out

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been trying to declutter and get rid of things, but each time I do, my mother scolds me for getting rid of sentimental items and sends them back to my room. There are clo...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Abusive adoptive mother has no right to daughter’s money

DEAR ABBY: I need your advice. I am 41 years old and was adopted at birth. I was raised by an unloving woman who was emotionally, verbally and physically abusive. I persevered, worked ha...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman feels steamrollered by in-laws in her own home

DEAR ABBY: My in-laws live in an apartment above our garage. It wasn’t my idea. It was a compromise with my husband. They now want to move Grandma into a trailer in our backy...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s silence about past therapy distances fiancée

DEAR ABBY: My fiancée and I have been together for four years. We live together. Recently, I was talking to him about mental health and the benefits of therapy, which I firmly support. H...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife decries kissing cousin’s return to family gatherings

DEAR ABBY: When my husband and I were dating, he told me that he’d had a consensual sexual relationship with his cousin, “Irma.” He said they were in their early 20s and very immature. T...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom suggests best approach to asking about gun safety

DEAR READERS: Today’s column is a continuation of yesterday’s about the importance of gun safety and parents feeling confident enough to raise the subject with other parents. Read on: ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Vigilant moms can’t help asking about gun safety

DEAR ABBY: I am a Yale-trained pediatric nurse with a post-master’s as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I respectfully ask that you retract your answer to “First-Time Mom in New Jersey”...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Reluctant student considers gap year before college

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old daughter has just graduated from high school. She has now informed me that she’s not going on to college, like we had previously discussed, and becomes upset wh...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dad-to-be looks for push gift on a budget

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are expecting our first child. A friend of hers took me aside to ask if I had gotten my wife a “push gift.” I had never heard of it, but apparently, it’s suppose...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Guilt meets grief after boyfriend’s death

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend died a few months ago, and it has been a struggle to get through my sadness. We had been through a lot in the year and a half we were dating, including some infid...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Stay-at-home dad wonders if he’s judged

DEAR ABBY: I’m at my wits’ end. I have been unemployed for almost two years. My wife has been working during that time. We have two girls I take care of as a stay-at-home dad. Although I...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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