My sister believes his story that I cut him off. Since she was never treated poorly, she doesn’t believe that I was.

DEAR ABBY: While we were growing up, my father was abusive toward me and favored my younger sister. He said she was “too dumb ...

Dear Abby: While we were growing up, my father was abusive toward me and favored my younger sister. He said she was “too dumb ...

DEAR ABBY: While we were growing up, my father was abusive toward me and favored my younger sister. He said she was “too dumb to be successful,” so he pushed me mercilessly (punishing me when I wasn’t ...

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

Abby, all my feelings for my ex have come back, and he says he feels the same. We’re different people now. We haven’t taken ...

My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 years ago. Our ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I file taxes together every year. I work, and he does as well. But when we get the tax refund, he ...

Having a child hoping it will guarantee that you will have someone to care for you in your old age is not old age insurance.

A reader asks Dear Abby on how she and her husband should ask their son about his future -- and potentially moving out of ...

A millennial expresses concerns about choosing a child-free life and the implications for old age care, while Abby advises ...

DEAR ABBY: Our 20-year-old son works full time and lives with us. He doesn’t do any household chores or pay us anything, not ...