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Dear Abby advises a recent college graduate who got a job on how she should handle living back home with her parents, while ...
DEAR WISER AND WONDERING: Yes, it’s appropriate -- when done with care. A parent’s loving honesty, shared gently and ...
Dear Abby: His parents liked me just fine until he blabbed our private business to them This crossing of boundaries has me reconsidering our engagement ...
DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER. She was diagnosed with ARFID. It’s an eating disorder we had never heard of but one ...
When my daughter, "Trish," and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him ...
Is it ever appropriate for parents to voice concern about who their adult children are dating — especially when they see red ...
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
I can't call her out or she'll paint me as the "bad guy." I care for her father deeply and don't want to risk what we have.
DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it ...
Dear Abby: As the parent of a trans child, my colleague’s mockery really hit home A reader is kicking themselves for not not speaking up when a colleague mocked trans people.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a professional, well-educated adult who moved back home because of concerns about my father’s health as well as having landed a much better job. As an extra perk, I’ve been ...