Dear Abby: Drug addiction, violence are tearing family apart
DEAR ABBY: My elderly father died recently. Although he had a variety of ailments, including heart disease, his death was unexpected.
Dear Abby: Adult daughter has cut off contact with family members
DEAR ABBY: My older daughter, "Brianna," age 42, does not want anything to do with me or her brother and sister-in-law.
Dear Abby: Kind gesture by couple turns flat into friend’s love nest
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I rented an apartment six weeks ago. A friend of his needed a place to stay due to some marital problems, so we decided she could stay with us.
Dear Abby: Wife refuses to repeat husband’s tall tales
DEAR ABBY: My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life stories are heavily laced with lies. That has been very difficult for me to live with.
Dear Abby: Alcoholic boyfriend manages to be even worse as father
DEAR ABBY: I dated a guy who hid from me the fact that he was a severe alcoholic. After I realized it, I continued to date him, thinking it was love when it wasn't. Unfortunately, after two years of dating, I became pregnant.
Dear Abby: Workload and expectations don’t align with paycheck
DEAR ABBY: I am experiencing significant anxiety over losing another co-worker. I am happy for her, but I'm also sad because all her responsibilities will again be dumped on me.
Dear Abby: Friendship with a local DJ is still appreciated
DEAR ABBY: As a lonely, mixed-up teenager in the 1980s, I developed a huge crush on a disc jockey at a local radio station.
Dear Abby: Marriage hits rough patch amid a major transition
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 20 years, married for 12. We have weathered ex-spouses, step-parenting, nine military deployments between us, serious health issues and everyday normal life.
Dear Abby: Suffocated girlfriend finally calls it quits
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I broke up after six years. Both of us have children from marriages that ended seven years ago.
Dear Abby: Cruel words add pain to loss of companion
DEAR ABBY: My cat recently passed away, and it has devastated me. He was my emotional support during some of the hardest times of my life.
