DEAR WISER AND WONDERING: Yes, it’s appropriate -- when done with care. A parent’s loving honesty, shared gently and ...

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

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

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 gives advice to a parent whose mother is having difficulty picking up and taking care of her granddaughter.

Dear Abby: Unexpectedly, things have come back to life. Plus: I have crushing student debt and a marginal career.

Donation Options Search Search Search Share DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married ... He does maintain a relationship with his parents. They usually visit once a year, as we live out ...

Dear Abby: How do I tell my brother no one in the family likes his awful fiancee? Because no one sees any redeeming qualities in her, maybe we could ask him to name three.

Abby hears from a dad who fears for teen daughter in a bad relationship and her plans for future; while a daughter is worried about aging father's mental faculties.

I know all children are not the same, and I try not to compare him to my son, because, frankly, there is no comparison, his soon-to-be aunt tells Abby.

Advice Dear Abby: Husband is already volatile, now he’s grieving, and I’m about to do something he’ll hate Published: Jun. 04, 2025, 5:30 a.m.

DEAR ABBY: My nephew-to-be has just turned 14. He has older parents (his mom was 42 when he was born) and is so socially inept that we fear for his future. His mom is more than a helicopter parent ...