My husband and I just got married when we had to get emergency custody of his 14-year-old cousin, “Hannah,” after her mother ...

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

I greatly love my precious son, but I have looked at him for 33 years praying he is the son of my wonderful husband. I finally shared the stress of my secret with a military doctor 10 years ago ...

A reader in her 80s thinks her children deserve a token inheritance — but her husband thinks his stepchildren are too terrible to deserve it.

My son has a significant other living with him, and they feel it is disrespectful and hurtful, to both of them, that I speak ...

An open-ended question allows her the option of engaging or shutting it down. Whereas a criticism would make her feel more boxed in. She may still choose to stay home, but by having a conversation ...

My son is interested in DNA tests, and I am terrified my secret will be exposed. I am unwilling to share this with my husband or my son.

For a month I spent every day sitting at Dave’s beside in ICU hoping he’d wake-up so I could get answers.

I was so excited about my gender reveal. We already have a daughter, and I'd always dreamed of her having a little sister; someone to grow up with, play dress-ups with, and one day share secrets with.

Writing for The Daily Planet about his heroic alter ego raises thorny issues for Clark Kent. Lois Lane has her conflicts, too ...

Dear Eric: My coworker has been wearing sleeveless summer tops and dresses recently. She looks so cute in all of her outfits. Although her daily wear slams, it is her hairy armpits that causes ...