Dear Eric: My daughter will be 37 in a month and has never been able to completely support herself. She has a degree from a ...

“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.” —Horace, ancient Roman poet “Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by ...

When you were growing up, it’s likely you were horrified by the thought of turning into your mother. For most of us, their ...

DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a residential program and is looking for a place to live. Her parents have ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

Dear Abby: My mother is 80 and living alone after my dad passed. Her memory is failing. She recently fell and required shoulder surgery. This wasn't her first fall ...

DEAR ABBY: My ex, “Hank,” and I have two sons together. Both are smart, kind, college-educated, hardworking and independent young adults. Hank is estranged from our younger son, “Andrew.” Andrew could ...

Dear Abby: My son was joking around, and the other kid’s parents billed me for the damage Dear Abby: My granddaughter is a nightmare, and timeouts are no use Dear Abby: I’m worried about my friend’s ...

Dear Abby congratulates a former smoker celebrating their nearly 50 years of going cold turkey. DEAR ABBY: I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming ...

Dear Abby: I have a close friend who, I think, needs help. She’s a loving and caring mother, wife, teacher and friend. Because her husband has health issues, she retired early to be at home to care ...

Dear Abby: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone. Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high ...

Dear Abby: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone. Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high ...