My 13-year-old daughter has recently started refusing to attend family gatherings like birthday parties or Sunday dinners at ...

Dear Abby: I’m in college across town and have my own place, but I still visited Dad often. As a teenager, it used to be my job to cook the family dinner two nights a week. I loved it and continued to ...

She’s uncomfortable with a “guest” being in “her” kitchen and says it’s appropriate for me to only be in the living room when ...

They think it’s “cute” when they jump or climb on a visitor’s lap. They believe it’s a way to “win people over.” ...

She calls it being a good host, but it feels like a power move to push me out. Dad says it’s her house and her rules.

DEAR “DOGHOUSE”: I sure do. Be open and honest with your dog-loving in-laws. Tell them exactly what you have written to me, ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: My parents divorced when I was in high school, and Dad kept the house I grew up in. I’m in college across town and ...

In today’s Dear Abby, a college student says her dad’s girlfriend has turned the house she grew up in into a place where she ...

Dear Abby: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day ...

My parents divorced when I was in high school, and Dad kept the house I grew up in. I'm in college across town and have my own place, but I still visited Dad often. As a teenager, it used to be my job ...

I’ve learned the quickest way to pick a fight is to say “I don’t like dogs” to a dog person. (I have a cat but would never ...