Like I said, things always change and that is particularly true with kids. Some people can’t connect at all with a three-year ...

I don’t want to hurt her feelings or lie. She avoids asking her husband and daughter for help because they work.

Dear Abby offers advice on handling a friend who mistreats her stepson. DEAR ABBY: My dear friend, “Sandra,” is married with two children. She and her husband have a 4-year-old son together and ...

Dear Eric: For more than five years I have been having a single friend and her two kids over to dinner weekly. This started after her philandering, narcissistic husband, who had been having an affair ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose friend has been rude since being diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease. DEAR ABBY: An old friend of 50 years has recently been diagnosed with early ...

Dear Annie: My friend “Lauren” and I have been close since high school. We used to talk all the time and make plans regularly, but now I’m always the one reaching out. If I don’t text or call first, I ...

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

Dear Annie: My daughter is getting married next year at a beautiful but remote location. The venue is about a six-hour drive from where I live and also requires a ferry ride. It’s an outdoor ceremony ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who would like to stay in contact with his nephew’s ex-wife after their divorce.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

A woman, struggling with weight and health issues, seeks advice on handling a friend’s hurtful comments about her weight and ...