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 ...

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Cindra” has two children. Both are homeschooled and not able to do many things on their own. Cindra and ...

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

I don’t want to be around her when she’s drunk because of her tendency to make everything about herself, cause drama and ...

A year after she rejected his advances, the guy still thinks they have a future together, and his brother has had enough of ...

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 ...

Cindra’s daughter is now 11, and her son is 9. The girl has started puberty, and it seems inappropriate for the kids to still ...

My best friend of 30 years allows his boxer to go after innocent cats and squirrels like it's a game. I can no longer let him ...

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

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 ...

Fast-forward: My daughter got married recently and invited her father but not me. I was devastated. I have been trying so ...

The pair used to have lunch together and share intimate stories, but now one is on the management track and has left the ...