I live in an independent retirement home. There is a lady who sits at our table at lunch. If someone asks a question, before ...

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An employee feels uncomfortable about her workplace’s belated celebration of her 10th anniversary and seeks advice on how to ...

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I just passed my 10th anniversary at the hospital where I am employed. This occasion is The meeting came, but there was no cake, no photo, no certificate, etc. Just before the meeting ended, my ...

My 29-year-old son, “Earl,” has an MBA. He started drinking and doing drugs at the age of 16. Earl is highly intelligent, and he successfully hid his addiction from me. When I realized its existence, ...

A mother is worried about her son’s drug use, suspecting he might be selling drugs and questioning what she can do to help.

I just passed my 10th anniversary at the hospital where I am employed. This occasion is normally celebrated at a monthly 30-person meeting of managers and directors with a cake, photo, certificate and ...

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

Dear Abby: My 29-year-old son, “Earl,” has an MBA. He started drinking and doing drugs at the age of 16. Earl is highly intelligent, and he successfully hid his addiction from me. When I realized its ...

I live in an independent retirement home. There is a lady who sits at our table at lunch. If someone says something, she tries to top them. We have tried insulting her, but she pouts for a few ...