DEAR ABBY: After reading so many horrible letters sent to you from people about their mothers-in-law, I feel compelled to write to you about mine. I met her 43 years ago when I was dating her oldest ...

Dear Annie: From the outside, my life looks like the kind of “before” photo people put in gratitude journals. I have a husband who is genuinely kind, kids who still call and actually want to tell me ...

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter-in-law, “Louise,” died of cancer five years ago. She was 45; my son, “Pete,” was 48. They’d been married for 15 years and had no children. Three years ago, Pete met “Shelly” ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose daughter refuses to discipline her own children. Alexis Scholtz/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own ...

Dear Abby: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away six years ago. She was a manipulative woman who had alienated all family members except my adult son. Related Articles Dear Abby: I am tormented by this long-ago ...

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Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 years. Everyone we know thinks we are married, but we never got it on paper. He has always been less empathetic than I would like, and there’s a ...

DEAR ABBY: My son died of cancer at 33. It was heartbreaking. Related Articles Dear Abby: I doubt they’ve ever read any book, yet they’ve hijacked our book club Dear Abby: Should I be concerned about ...

DEAR ABBY: When we mail a sympathy card to a grieving friend many miles away, we often enclose a check to help finance a memorial to their church or other favored institution. Our problem comes three ...

DEAR ABBY: A family member -- a woman in her 60s -- almost certainly has narcissistic personality disorder. She has caused problems in the family, so much so that some have quit their jobs, sold their ...