DEAR ABBY: When my 9-month-old grandson, “Eli,” comes to visit, I become frustrated to the point of leaving the room, if not my house. Not only must we put away things he shouldn’t get into, we must tape shut every drawer and cabinet, block access behind couches and chairs to keep Eli from electrical cords, […]

DEAR ABBY: Thank you for the compassion you showed “Wants to Be a Mom” (Nov. 24), the 15-year-old girl considering motherhood with her almost 18-year-old boyfriend. Having lost her dad at an early age and having a mother who prefers drugs over her daughter, must have made this young lady feel very unwanted. I understand […]

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been seeing each other for about a year. He was a virgin when we met. Three months into the relationship we had sex. I am 18 and he is 21. We used to have sex often, but now he is completely uninterested in anything sexual. I feel like […]

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are both schoolteachers. She hates to call in sick and often teaches class when she says she feels ill. I don’t argue with her. The problem arises when I am not feeling well. When I am sick and feverish, I’m not inclined to rise from my sickbed and go […]

DEAR ABBY: We’re a military family and have moved often since my husband and I married. In the past, relocating was always easy because our two sons were younger, but we have lived in the same community for more than five years now. Our older son is 14 and a freshman in high school. My […]

DEAR ABBY: When I was 12, my family moved to New Jersey. It was a difficult time in my life. Lucky for me, I made a best friend across the street, “Janie.” We spent all our time together. I loved being at her house because it was a happy one, unlike my own home. (My […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 20-year-old college student with a great job, life ambitions and parents who love me. They raised me to think for myself and follow my dreams. I didn’t date much in high school, but a few months ago I met a wonderful young man who is in the Army. Two things about […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 20-year-old college student with a great job, life ambitions and parents who love me. They raised me to think for myself and follow my dreams. I didn’t date much in high school, but a few months ago I met a wonderful young man who is in the Army. Two things about […]

DEAR ABBY: A great man once said, “A life without love is no life at all.” So many people find love in so many ways, either through arranged marriages or at social events, school or college. I have always been a hopeless romantic, but since the end of my eight-year relationship, my heart no longer […]

DEAR ABBY: A great man once said, “A life without love is no life at all.” So many people find love in so many ways, either through arranged marriages or at social events, school or college. I have always been a hopeless romantic, but since the end of my eight-year relationship, my heart no longer […]