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Dad gets zoomies before bedtime

DEAR ABBY: My husband gets very upset when our 4-year-old sons don’t share his enthusiasm about something that excites him. He wants them (and me) to jump up and down or cheer when he’s exci...

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman’s opinion of relative comes out

DEAR ABBY: My sister and I have always been close. She’s married to a man I have always thought is domineering and arrogant. I also suspect that he’s emotionally abusive from things she has ...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Widow eager to continue affair

DEAR ABBY: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he’s still married. We have already had incredible phone ...

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Battle erupts over social media

DEAR ABBY: My adult son has a drug addiction, for which he is receiving treatment. My family and I have just met his daughter, who we had only recently learned about. She’s 6. I had a celebr...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom feels mistreated by daughter

DEAR ABBY: I have a daughter, “Molly,” who is in her late 30s. Her father and I divorced when she was an infant, and I raised her, with help from my family, until I remarried. Her father had...

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband keeps racy mementos

DEAR ABBY: A year ago, when I discovered my husband’s porn videos and naked pictures of his ex-girlfriends, he assured me he would delete them. It has been a year, and he still hasn’t done i...

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Molestation has woman on tough path

DEAR ABBY: I’m a widow in a new relationship. I was molested for years by an older sibling. When my behavior became troublesome – skipping school, becoming antisocial – I was sent to a refor...

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother-in-law brings unwelcome gift

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our second child. Our first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, so we were overjoyed to find out I was pregnant again, this time with a little girl. We’...

DATE: Apr 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman faces uncertain future

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 14 years and have two kids. Our youngest is 11. For the last nine years, it has been a loveless marriage. Luckily, he works a lot, but when he’s home, I stay...

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friendship derailed over pandemic rules

DEAR ABBY: A dear friend of many years is currently not speaking to me. She recently moved from California to Denver and had invited me to visit. We agreed on the dates, and I took time off ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Glib food comment eats at woman

DEAR ABBY: I had weight-loss surgery three years ago and lost 134 pounds. Two years later, I traded addictions and became a problem drinker. During this time I met a man, but my drinking cam...

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dad may bring girlfriend to event

DEAR ABBY: My father, who has been a widower for 17 years, has been dating a woman on and off for 12 years, a couple years after my brother and I left for college. My brother and I have neve...

DATE: Apr 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby