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

A reader asks Dear Abby on what to do about her friend who quickly pulled back her promise to watch her dog. "Lately, whenever young mothers ask me about staying home with my children, I admit that ...

As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more ...

My son thought it would be funny to take his friend’s water bottle out of his backpack and drop it on the pavement.

As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient and snappy lately), and ...

I had a friend, "Mylene," for many years. We swapped dog-sitting to offset the cost for each other. I helped her when she was sick and broke her ...

Perhaps, like me, you have mixed feelings about gift-giving. It’s a joy to stumble across something and know instantly that thing or experience will be meaningful to someone. Conversely, when gift ...

Just go to your friends or neighbors with your plant question or problem, and they’re pretty much guaranteed to have some fool-proof gardening solutions. But how do you know those tried-and-true tips, ...

“Star Wars” producer Gary Kurtz kept the original painting and hung it on his office wall before passing it down to his ...

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

I had a friend, "Mylene," for many years. We swapped dog-sitting to offset the cost for each other. I helped her when she was ...