DEAR ABBY: “Hand-ed a Challenge” (Oct. 28) was visiting her friend “Rosemary” when one of “Hand-ed’s” sons accidentally slammed a car door on Rosemary’s hand, breaking two fingers. Rosemary, a massage therapist, asked to be reimbursed for lost wages because of the mishap — and you agreed. Abby, I find Rosemary’s request absurd. Kids play. […]

DEAR ABBY: My son-in-law is taking his 8-year-old son on a hunting trip. I strongly disapprove, but cannot say anything. I am shocked that my daughter is allowing it. As a small child, I had a little playmate who blew his fingers off with a hunting gun. I fail to see any reason a child […]

DEAR ABBY: We are a group of ladies in retirement in a smallish town. One member of our group has, over the last few years, started to “put on a show” — and I mean that literally. ”Dottie” writes revues and, of course, stars in them herself. While there’s nothing wrong with a vanity production, […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 15, and my parents have fought constantly for years. Dad is an alcoholic. I guess you could say I have kind of given up on him. I’m involved in many sports, but rarely does he show up to support me, unlike my mom who is there at every game. Dad has now […]

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend’s father is very odd socially. If there is a line, he will unknowingly cross it. He has no sense of what is appropriate when it comes to personal space, and his only friends are teenagers. His wife and two grown children are constantly upset with his bizarre behavior, but dare not […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m responding to the letter from “Petless in Maryland” (10/13), who moved without her dog, cat and goldfish, but wants to encourage her son’s love of animals. Your advice was spot-on, but there is a deeper issue that was not addressed. By moving and leaving their pets behind, she has taught her son […]

DEAR ABBY: My 1-year-old son and I spent the weekend at my parents’ house. We had a wonderful time. Mom and Dad showered us with love and attention. It was like being at a resort even though their house is small. The size didn’t matter until, at 4:30 a.m. through paper-thin walls, I was awakened […]

DEAR ABBY: My children think that “because their friends can” they should be able to get, buy or do something. I encounter this problem often, especially when it’s bedtime. My children are 10 and 13, and they need to learn to appreciate the good parents they have because we don’t give in to all of […]

DEAR ABBY: My 24-year-old daughter married her high school sweetheart whom she has been with for nine years. He was unfaithful to her while they were dating. They have been married a year now, and he has been unfaithful several more times during their married life. She has left him twice. The second time she […]

DEAR ABBY: My wife is a back-seat driver who seems to get more anxious every time we go anywhere together. She tells me to slow down, which lights to watch, which lane I should be in, which cars are braking, which ones are speeding, where the semi-trucks are if she thinks they’re getting too close, […]