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DEAR ABBY: I lost my wife of 20 years four months ago after a prolonged illness. I retired at 62 and became her primary caretaker. The job of caretaker is endless and stressful, and yet rewarding ...
DEAR ABBY: I’m blessed at 38 to have my first and likely only grandbaby. She’s perfect. My daughter, “Robin,” is stressed.
DEAR ABBY: I have been having a friend-with-benefits relationship with a man I’ll call “Gene.” We are both in our 70s. He lives an hour away, and we see each other once a month.
Dear Abby advises a woman who has noticed that her grandchild has a lazy eye, but hasn’t brought it up to her daughter because of postpartum depression.
DEAR ABBY: I found out that, behind my back, my best friend has been (secretly) growing hair for the past year. He knows I have been balding for many years.
DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old son, who is on the spectrum but high-functioning, has left home. He’s legally an adult but wouldn’t allow me to teach him normal survival skills, such as balancing a ...
DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband was found dead in his home three months ago. He was a bitter man who never forgave me for leaving him. We were divorced for 30 years before his death and have two children ...
DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a “tester” cake ...
Dear Abby: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a “tester” cake ...
Dear Abby: Daughter gave me an earful for baking 'wrong' cake Brouhaha over baked goods left the birthday girl, 40, irate. I called her ungrateful. Was I wrong? By Abigail Van Buren ...
DEAR ABBY: I know I’ll be chastised for having these thoughts, but I need advice. I thought I was supportive to my friend who lost her husband after a four-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.