DEAR ABBY: My father absolutely refuses to turn off the ignition when fueling his car, despite the warning signs at the pump. How can I convince him to stop endangering himself and my mother? — WORRIED DOWN SOUTH DEAR WORRIED: Motorists are instructed to “Stop Motor” while refueling for good reason. Gasoline is highly flammable. […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 19 and have a dear friend, “Emily,” who is offended by cussing. She literally has never said a curse word in her life. When I’m around her I never use swear words because I respect her and her friendship. My issue is that Emily gets very upset if people swear around her. […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced man with a live-in girlfriend I’ll call Donna. Her two boys also live with us. Donna’s older son will graduate from high school this year, and she has planned a party that her mother and other family members will attend from out of state. My daughter, “Sara,” is graduating […]

DEAR ABBY: “Searching for ‘Me’ in Texas” (March 4) is not alone! A wave of 78 million baby boomers will soon leave 30-plus-year careers and are looking forward to an estimated 20 more years of life. A vast majority of them are looking for meaningful opportunities for the second half of their lives. “Searching” should […]

DEAR ABBY: Between juggling the joys and challenges of home life and staying productive at work, it’s easy for women to make quick decisions now that could affect their health later on, or to miss early signs of medical problems altogether. To help women take control of their health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s […]

DEAR ABBY: One of my friends, “Max,” cheats at golf. Otherwise he’s witty, interesting and fun to be around. He moves his ball closer to the hole on the green and “improves” his lie when he thinks no one is looking. I have tried to overlook Max’s transgressions, but others in our golf group talk […]

DEAR ABBY: My niece, “Amy,” got her driver’s license last November. Since then she has been stopped six times for violations. Unfortunately, she wasn’t ticketed for any of them — just given warnings. Who knows how many other times she should have been ticketed? When Amy told me about it, she acted like it was […]

DEAR ABBY: I hope you will print this on Mother’s Day. This Mother’s Day greeting is for all those incredibly unselfish mothers who chose to place their child up for adoption. I am an adopted child whose life has been a wonderful journey. If I could send a message to my birth mother, it would […]

DEAR ABBY: I am in a relationship with someone I graduated from school with, so we have known each other for a number of years. We are both divorced. Because I’m an only child, my mother has always been protective and controlling. She hasn’t recovered from my divorce, although it happened more than 10 years […]

DEAR ABBY: When I was in sixth grade, my 19-year-old brother, “Ray,” came into my room and fondled me late at night. I pretended to be asleep so I didn’t have to deal with the situation. I told my mom afterward. She told me not to tell my father and bought a lock for my […]