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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?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still ...
I have been seeing my partner, “Gil,” for five years. After my husband passed, Gil came into my life again. We had been colleagues about 10 years prior. We always had a spark but never acted on it, as ...
Dear Abby: I chewed out my daughter for her ungrateful reaction to the birthday cake.
Dear Abby: I’m a 23-year-old college graduate who was lucky enough to land a job in my field of study. The job is located in my hometown. Because I couldn’t afford my own apartment, I moved ...
A mom tried to accommodate her daughter's special diet by baking a sugar-free cheesecake for her birthday — but the celebration turned sour after a misunderstanding over the dessert. Dear Abby ...
I am worried about my 21-year-old son, “Travis.” He hasn’t quite left our home that he shares with me and my husband, but he ...
If you start backing away now, it may spark an honest conversation. — Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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: Accidental voicemail reveals sister-in-law's shocking behavior I want to offer support to my brother after overhearing an argument with his wife — but how to do it?
Dear Abby: I’m smitten, but people tell me I’m delusional about this man My gut tells me he is the good guy I’ve been searching for ...