DEAR ABBY: Last year, I gave my dad a cool flashlight for his birthday. It was rechargeable and had a feature that made it work as a lantern. He seemed excited about it and later told me again that he ...

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

DEAR DAD: After a year of fighting with her boyfriend, Becca may change her mind about moving in with him once she graduates.

I grew up with a mother who was an abusive alcoholic and drug addict. She also struggled with anorexia and severe mental ...

I am a single parent of two girls. My oldest, “Becca,” is 17. She has been dating this guy and, as soon as she graduates, plans to move in with him and two of his friends (another couple). What ...

My daughter is 17 and plans to move in with the guy she's dating as soon as she graduates. How can I show Becca she is making ...

My oldest, “Becca,” is 17. She has been dating this guy and, as soon as she graduates, plans to move in with him and two of ...

I am a single parent of two girls. My oldest, “Becca,” is 17. She has been dating this guy and, as soon as she graduates, ...

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

"Please help me to express that it is overdue for her to move on and allow my wife and me the space to retire together ...

Dear Recovering: It’s likely your friend doesn’t realize how her exclusions and actions, or in actions, rather, have built up ...

I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of the trauma ...