In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy ...

Now that I can afford to move out, my parents insist that I stay with them. They forbid me to move until I pay off the ...

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 ...

DEAR ABBY: Every time my granddaughter and I talk, she always tells me to let her talk. I’m getting older, and one day I won’t be here for her to tell me to let her talk. Believe me, I know.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 42 and in the midst of a separation. My husband of 19 years decided he didn’t want to be married anymore. We have three children, one of whom is disabled.

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 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 ...

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: "Abby's Favorite Recipes" and "More Favorite ...

Dear Abby: Healthy changes clash with family's poor food habits Family members claim to support my weight-loss efforts — but they get mad when I turn down junk food and all-you-can-eat buffets.

Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other two boys received a call to ...