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My drug-addicted daughter won't accept any help
Dear Abby advises a mother whose daughter has been battling a drug addiction for 20 years.
Dear Abby: How do I make my adrenaline junkie husband leave me alone?
Dear Abby helps a woman trying to avoid fast drives with her adrenaline-driven husband.
My husband thinks I'm having an affair with my stepdad
Dear Abby helps a woman navigate her marriage following her mom's divorce.
I found a new lady after my disabled wife died — my sons think I should die alone
Dear Abby advises on a man who has now found a new love in his life, but mentions how his oldest son has different feelings about it compared to the...
My family disowned me because my fiancé is serving life in prison
Dear Abby advises a woman whose family does not approve of her becoming engaged to a convict who will be in prison for life.
I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, how do I tell my family?
Dear Abby helps a reader with a neighbor's cat that keeps waking them up, along with a reader who has prostate cancer, and doesn't know how to tell his kids.
I want to break up my daughter and her terrible boyfriend
Dear Abby helps a father struggling with his daughter's toxic relationship.
Dear Abby: My mother-in-law needs to move out of my house after 14 years?
Dear Abby advises a man who is planning on moving with his wife to their dream home — but doesn't want his mother-in-law to come along.
I don't want my alcoholic mom in the delivery room
Dear Abby helps a woman who does not want her alcoholic mother to be in the delivery room with her.
My brother hit on our friend's wife — he's convinced she'll love him too
Dear Abby advises a sister unsure how to proceed after her brother hit on their friend's wife.
My only friend at work ditched me for the popular people
Dear Abby advises on feeling discarded by a work friend.
I abandoned my daughter as a child — I'm upset she didn't invite me to her wedding
Dear Abby advises a woman who had an affair and what she should do to heal her relationship with her family.
My son beat addiction and now behaves like a pompous jerk
Dear Abby advises a mother whose son is acting rude and condescending after getting sober.
I'm 74 years old and raising my great-granddaughter -- should I go to college?
Dear Abby gives a great-grandmother advice on whether or not she should pursue a college degree.
Dear Abby: I finally left my partner after years of heated fights — now I'm depressed
Dear Abby advises a woman who finally broke up with her boyfriend after repeatedly getting into heated fights.
Do I help my impulsive friend with her financial struggles?
Dear Abby helps a woman with a friend who has fallen into financial troubles and another with a family conflict.
My husband's female friend sends him heart emojis. Should I be concerned?
Dear Abby advises a woman whose husband got sent heart emojis in a "happy birthday" text message from a female friend of his.
My friend demands to stay the night at my house — how do I kick her out?
Dear Abby helps a woman who has a friend that makes constant trips to see her and wants to find a polite way to tell her no, avoiding a possible...
My friend is driving around a violent sex offender, what should I do?
A Dear Abby reader inquires about her friend's connection to a sex offender.
Dear Abby: I want to finally confront my sister-in-law over how she treated my late brother
Dear Abby gives advice to a person who wants to finally confront their late brother's wife over how she treated him during their marriage.