Dear Abby: My niece moving in with my father would be a disaster — but no one listens to me

DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a ...

Dear Abby: My dad wants to take this teen in. It’s going to be a disaster.

DEAR STAYING AWAY: I understand you are miffed because you weren’t thanked for gifts you gave your niece and nephew when they ...

Dear Abby: Generous gesture puts elderly dad in peril

Dad is in no position to take in a troubled teenager. However, he thinks he is, and since he’s still independent, it’s his ...

Dear Abby: Will unsent thank you notes keep aunt out of kids’ lives forever?

DEAR STAYING AWAY: I understand you are miffed because you weren’t thanked for gifts you gave your niece and nephew when they ...

Dear Abby: Noble gesture puts grandfather in a precarious position

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

Dear Abby: Troubled teen as caretaker a bad idea

My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a residential ...
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Dear Abby: My father should not be taking in his troubled grandchild

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

Dear Abby: Ruckus raised by rambunctious kids rattles new neighbor

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

Dear Abby: Noble gesture puts elderly father at risk

Dear Abby: My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a ...
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Dear Abby: Noble gesture puts elderly father in a precarious situation

My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a residential ...

Dear Abby: I have done everything to give ‘profoundly disabled’ child a good life; I still feel guilty

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her ...

Dear Abby for November 16, 2025

I'm getting married soon and I am very excited. It is a true blessing. I love my fiancée very much, and I'm happy to spend the rest of my life with her. I have one concern, though, and it is about her ...