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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I have known my best friend, “Carl,” and his wife for 30 years. We do everything together -- cruises, holidays, ...

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 ...

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: My younger brother, “Paul,” is 40 and in a rut. He became friends with a friend of mine, “Mitch,” whom I met in ...