DEAR ABBY: It has been two years, and I haven’t been able to get over my first love. I just graduated from high school and I’ll soon be 18, but I still can’t get used to the idea that he’s gone. When we broke up, he made me feel like dirt. We had been a […]
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Mother’s won’t change her behavior
DEAR ABBY: After 19 years of marriage, my mother divorced my father to be with my stepfather. They have been together for 40 years now. The problem is, Mom can’t go more than three days without talking about my father or his family. It’s like my stepsiblings grew up with a ”ghost” stepdad because of […]
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Living with a 4-year-old gives man cause to pause
DEAR ABBY: At 26, I am about to move in with my girlfriend, ”Candace.” I love her so much, and I’m confident she’s the one I want to marry. Candace has her 4-year-old daughter, ”Michelle,” with her most of the time we are together. I’m confident that moving in together is the right decision, but […]
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Secret marriage threatens to tear Thai family apart
DEAR ABBY: Our daughter, a young Thai adult, is socially immature. Her mother and I are American citizens, and we recently brought her to the U.S. on a tourist visa to expose her to Western culture. While she was there, a suitor — who is nearly 40, divorced, with two small kids — manipulated her. […]
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Change in the weather signals time to change alarm batteries
DEAR ABBY: Fall is here and as we prepare for a change in the weather, it’s also the time we turn our clocks back an hour from daylight saving time. Something that everyone also needs to change could save their lives. That ”something” is the battery inside household devices that many take for granted — […]
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Panhandling mother needs assistance, not a lecture
DEAR ABBY: I went to the market the other day, and there was a woman sitting on the sidewalk with two children — a boy who looked to be about 6 and a girl about 2. She was holding a sign asking for help ($). I wanted so badly to say something to her about […]
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Rude sister-in-law’s demands put damper on holiday givnig
DEAR ABBY: My brother and his wife have been married 3½ years and have an 18-month-old daughter. My sister-in-law, ”Barb,” is either very rude or passive-aggressive to our mother in emails and when she thinks no one is around. At Christmas, Barb sends out an email detailing what we are and are not allowed to […]
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Mom resents supporting her daughter who’s deep in debt
DEAR ABBY: My 34-year-old daughter, ”Martha,” is a single mom. I adore my granddaughter. Martha needs me to give her $500 a month, plus cover emergencies (new tires, hospital bills for baby, etc.) in order to get by. She has said repeatedly that she wants to have another baby before she’s 35. Abby, it’s a […]
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Previvor’s participation brings reaction
DEAR ABBY: This is in response to ”Conflicted in California” (March 20), whose co-worker walks the “survivors’ lap” in Relay for Life events. Her co-worker is what we call a “PREvivor,” someone who took steps to lessen his or her chances of developing cancer. For other co-workers to belittle her for walking this lap is […]
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Three-time divorcee realizes she’s better off on her own
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old woman, divorced for a year and a half. I was married twice before and have three grown children. I own my own home, have a job I enjoy and a loving family. I do what I want when I want and how I want. I control the remote, the thermostat […]