My parents got into an argument because my father saw my mother looking at an old photo of herself from when she was younger.

I don’t know how to feel about this. I don’t want to be involved, but they both have come to me separately expressing their ...

My parents got into an argument because my father saw my mother looking at an old photo of herself from when she was younger.

DEAR ABBY: I’m the mother of two teenage sons. My younger son “Richie,” is 17 and a great kid. He has a 3.8 grade-point ...

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him after confessing to infidelity via email. He messaged me with a ...

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

I struggled to be the parent my children needed. They are adults now, and ... it pains me deeply to know they want nothing to do with me.

Dear Abby: Do I need to give them a second chance? Plus: I don't know how to tell my husband about my father's fiance.

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Dear Abby: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don’t know it, but he won’t check them whatsoever. When is ...

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