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

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 ...

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

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 ...

(Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Marshalltown ...

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 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 ...

My wife and I have been happily married for 15 years. My mother-in-law, "Pat," a widow since 1997, has lived with us for the ...

Abby McBride is a writer, artist, and naturalist. At times she has also laid claim to the titles of ecology researcher, lobster boat helmsman, swim coach, farmhand, piano instructor, and pastry chef.

A lawyer for Lucas dos Santos Amaral said even an ICE agent she spoke to in Massachusetts seemed surprised to learn he’d been ...