DEAR ABBY: Yesterday, my wife and I went out to the cemetery to lay some flowers for her brother and father, who passed away many years ago. After we were finished and on our way out, I stopped for a ...
Dear Abby advises an expecting mother on how to navigate talking about vaccinations with her family. Konstantin Yuganov - stock.adobe DEAR ABBY: I am having a baby in five months. My doctor is ...
Dear Annie: My sister and I used to be close. Not “talk every day” close, but close enough that I could call her with good news or bad news and feel like she was on my side. Lately, I feel like I’m ...
DEAR ABBY: I am having a baby in five months. My doctor is recommending that anyone who visits the baby in the first three months be up to date on vaccines (Tdap, flu, COVID and, for age 60-plus, RSV) ...
DEAR ABBY: I work in an office with a man who has expressed an interest in me in various subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways, including winks. I have also caught him staring at me with intense longing.
Dear Annie: I’m in my 80s and the patriarch of the family. I have many relatives within a 40-mile radius. Over Thanksgiving, I didn’t receive one invite or inquiry from anyone. I’m a widower and live ...
DEAR ABBY: My son married my daughter’s best friend, “Kayla.” I have loved this young lady since she was a little girl. When Kayla became part of the family, I was overjoyed. Kayla and my son now have ...
DEAR ABBY: My family is American, through and through. We had some European ancestors back in the Ellis Island days, but we’ve been here for generations and identify only loosely with our European ...
Dear Annie: I’m a 52-year-old woman with a good marriage, grown kids and a life I’m generally proud of. But I can’t stop feeling irritated -- and then guilty -- around my younger sister. She’s 46 and ...
DEAR ABBY: My husband vapes in our home, and I have run out of ways to get it through his thick skull that this is unhealthy, not only for his health, but for mine. Even more upsetting is that he ...
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law of 17 years has always had too much stuff in her house, but as the years go by, it’s getting worse. Her basement is a memorial of her children’s old belongings, tools and ...
Dear Miss Manners: I went gray at an exceedingly young age—my mother noticed my first gray hair when I was in preschool. By the time I was in my early 20s, my hair was mostly gray. I’ve embraced it ...