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

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

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

My cousin contacted me to get my address so she could send me a birth announcement. I hadn't heard from her in 10 months and ...

I contacted her father, who said the child was born two months ago. This cousin is not a teen or unwed. She’s a professional and married. I am puzzled, not only because I wasn’t told, but mainly ...

Dear Abby: I received a Facebook message from my first cousin. In it, she apologized for not communicating for the past 10 ...

I can’t help but assume the purpose of the mailed announcement is a gift grab, coming months after the child’s arrival.

I received a Facebook message from my first cousin. In it, she apologized for not communicating for the past 10 months. It ended with, "Send me your address so I can send you a birth announcement." ...

Dear Abby: We share a vacation home with another family. My husband and I are neat people. The other family is the opposite.

She feels that her two brothers should also help with my care. They both have jobs. ... she shouldn’t expect them to do more.

Am I crazy? I'm 74 and raising a special needs great-granddaughter. I would like to get a degree in special education so I ...