Dear Abby: Ex fails to show at family funeral
DEAR ABBY: My mom passed away recently, and the person I was in a relationship with from adolescence to my adulthood, "Charles," didn't attend her funeral.
Dear Abby: Lessons from the past still ring true today
DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom's "Definition of Maturity." It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all lessons I learned at home from my parents.
Dear Abby: Father’s threat leads to change in family dynamics
DEAR ABBY: While I was visiting my father-in-law, a heated conversation turned violent.
Dear Abby: Altruistic volunteer is kept on the sidelines
DEAR ABBY: On paper, I'm an accomplished woman. I have a doctorate in Educational Leadership and had a 36-year career in education.
Dear Abby: Abusive mom continues to manipulate daughter
DEAR ABBY: I'm an only child (in my 30s now) who was raised by an emotionally and verbally abusive mother.
Dear Abby: Journal writer unsure of sharing entries with son
DEAR ABBY: During my late teens and most of my 20s, I kept journals that filled two full spiral-bound notebooks. I kept them my entire life before reading them for the first time on my recent 70th birthday.
Dear Abby: Daughter’s open marriage reveal gives parent pause
DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her husband have been together for 10 years, married for three of them. They have a 1-year-old daughter. I have just learned they may be getting a divorce.
Dear Abby: Husband pressures wife to dress more provocatively
DEAR ABBY: My husband wants me to wear more revealing clothing. I've always enjoyed dressing attractively, and have never felt behind the times or like a frump, but I do have my opinion about what is appropriate.
Dear Abby: Woman’s failing health is wearing down family
DEAR ABBY: My husband speaks to his mom every morning. For the past couple of months, her health has been failing, and she spends most of her days in the hospital having an extremely tough time.
Dear Abby: Fellow customer expects help at checkout line
DEAR ABBY: A while ago, as I was standing in line at the grocery store, a young woman with seven or eight items tied up the checkout process by leaving her groceries on the belt, and then running back to grab something she forgot. It happens. I get it.
