Dear Abby: Relationship with MIL a minefield

When I asked her to leave, she started crying and said, “I’m so disappointed that my first-born married such an awful human ...

Dear Abby: Relationship with mother-in-law plunges to new low

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 ...

Dear Abby: Relations with my MiL are at a new low

Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has ...
New York Post

Dear Abby: I was given a plus one for my nephew’s wedding — but I can only use it for my disabled son

Dear Abby advises a woman who was told she couldn't bring her boyfriend to her nephew's wedding, only her son. DEAR ABBY: I have a special-needs son and cannot travel with him alone. I have also been ...

Dear Abby: Niece waits 16 years before questioning aunt about terms of her grandmother’s will

DEAR ABBY: My grandmother passed away 16 years ago. Before she passed, she told me and my two kids that she had an account ...
East Bay Times

Dear Abby: I saw a mom slap her kid at the store. What should I have done?

DEAR MOTHER: Empathy for whom — the mother or the child? Mature parents do not slap their children across the face for acting up. They take the kid out of the store until they calm down. If this ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Dear Abby: I have a history of oversharing and it’s awkward when I run into people who I’ve told too much

Yes, I think you are handling an uncomfortable situation as well as can be expected. That you are able to smile and say hello without talking at them is proof enough that you have overcome your ...

Dear Abby: Aunt acting dodgy with grandma’s will

After she was gone, my aunt was in charge of her will. My kids never got their money, and my aunt would never let me see my ...

Dear Abby: Creep's presence keeps me from friends' get-togethers

DEAR ABBY: I have a group of wonderful women friends I have known for decades. We get together monthly for dinner and drinks ...

Dear Abby: I want to stay close to my elderly neighbor, but she makes it so darn difficult

DEAR ABBY: My neighbor is 80. She’s my political opposite. She’s known me since I was 13. Her husband died 10 or so years ago. All she does all day is stay inside her house (even when it’s sunny) and ...