Dear Abby: After 14 years of living with us, my mother-in-law needs to go
Her temporary stay with the couple was supposed to be brief, and now she expects to come along as they move to their retirement dream home.
Dear Abby: My mother-in-law thinks she’s moving with us in retirement
"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 peacefully."
Dear Abby: My alcoholic mom wants to be in the delivery room when I give birth
We actively avoid Mom after 3 p.m. because I don’t want my kids subjected to her cruelty. I do not think it is healthy for them to be around abusive, inebriated people. I am pregnant. My mom has always wanted to be in the delivery room for a birth.
Dear Abby: How do I tell my alcoholic mother she can't join me in delivery room?
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 90069.
Dear Abby: My mother is a mean drunk and I don’t want her in the delivery room with me when I give birth
I am pregnant. My mom has always wanted to be in the delivery room for a birth. However, I would rather she not be in the delivery room with us. I don’t want to be around her when she’s drunk because of her tendency to make everything about herself,
Dear Abby: My alcoholic mother is ruining my pregnancy experience
My mother is a mean drunk. Growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I'm pregnant now, and Mom wants to be in the delivery room. How do I tell her no, but let godmother be there?
Dear Abby: Alcoholic wants to be in the room for grandchild's birth
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 in therapy and to have a loving and healthy family of my own now.
Dear Abby: I’m worried about the latest ‘bum’ my daughter has living with her. He seems dangerous
DEAR ABBY: My grown daughter is a bum magnet. All of her relationships have the same outcome. The bum stays with her until he ...
Dear Abby: Should I confront my friend about her pubescent kids sleeping with her?
My friend and I have similar aged children but very different views on parenting. She still lets her daughter, 11, and her ...
Dear Abby: My brother needs help but insists on pursuing a married woman
Dear Abby: My younger brother, “Paul,” is 40 and in a rut. He became friends with a friend of mine, “Mitch,” whom I met in ...
Dear Abby: Husband’s plan to move to retirement dream home does NOT include taking his MIL along
DEAR MAKING A CHANGE: You stated that your mother-in-law expects to live with you and her daughter in your new place, which ...
Dear Abby: Should I stay in this relationship?
For the sake of my sanity, I decided to break away. But I fear I may once again do what I always have done to get back into ...
Dear Abby: My only friend at work ditched me for the popular people
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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Best of Dear Abby: My mental health deteriorated when I learned my boyfriend has a wife and kids
DEAR ABBY: I have been involved with a married man for the last five years. He lied to me about his status. He told me that a woman he’d had a 15-year relationship with had left him. I recently ...
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Dear Abby: Man's delusions put brother in a difficult spot
My younger brother, “Paul,” is 40 and in a rut. He became friends with a friend of mine, “Mitch,” whom I met in college. Paul ...
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Dear Abby: My mother is obsessed with dressing like me
DEAR ABBY: My mother, who is close to 85, has decided to dress like me. Every time she sees me, she tells me how “cute” I look, and asks where I got the top I’m wearing. The next time I see ...
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Dear Abby: I feel left behind by an ambitious coworker who’s part of the office management clique
DEAR ABBY: I had a close friendship with a co-worker. We used to have lunch together and shared many personal and intimate stories. We were the two work newbies, even though I started six months ...
Dear Abby: My wife’s mom thinks she’s moving to our dream house with us
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.