Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

A reader wonders when it is OK to push a kid to live independently.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: I am 65, single and retired with an almost-40-year-old bipolar child. Although she’s compliant with her meds, she ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a neighbor across the street and two doors down. They have five cars. Four are parked on the street. One ...

If these conditions aren’t met, I am bracing myself to no longer house her. I really would like to have my own life.

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is hurt after many of the people in her life skipped going to her mother's funeral.

In today’s Dear Abby, a mother-in-law adores her son-in-law but worries his nonstop talking could hold him back—and wonders ...

A reader seeks advice about her dislike of untrained pets and how to handle not wanting to go over to a friend's place ...

A reader feels abandoned and wonders if she should tell her so-called friends how she feels.