Dear Annie: From the outside, my life looks like the kind of “before” photo people put in gratitude journals. I have a husband who is genuinely kind, kids who still call and actually want to tell me ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m a 75-year-old widow who has lived in the same little Cape for 43 years. I still do my own shopping, I drive myself to church, and I host Sunday supper when my joints cooperate. I’m not ...

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter-in-law, “Louise,” died of cancer five years ago. She was 45; my son, “Pete,” was 48. They’d been married for 15 years and had no children. Three years ago, Pete met “Shelly” ...

DEAR ABBY: An elderly couple moved in next door. They once mentioned that they believe mothballs would keep ants away. Every time they open their garage door, we get blasted with the stench. Related ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m retired and have discovered a love for making bags, totes and purses with my sewing machine. A few years ago, I started doing local craft shows -- not because I’ve turned this into a ...

Dear Abby: A few years back, my brother gave me a substantial amount of cryptocurrency. A couple of years after that, he did something that hurt me and my husband deeply and destroyed any trust I had ...

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It’s the second marriage for both of us. I retired due to having to move to another state for his ...

DEAR ABBY: When we mail a sympathy card to a grieving friend many miles away, we often enclose a check to help finance a memorial to their church or other favored institution. Our problem comes three ...

Dear Abby advises a grandmother on how to handle her relationship with her daughter and grandchild. doucefleur - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My daughter won’t allow me to have a relationship with my ...

Four police officers were among those wounded by Mr. Dear in his 2015 rampage when he targeted the clinic in Colorado Springs. By Rylee Kirk Robert L. Dear Jr., who opened fire at a Planned Parenthood ...

DEAR ABBY: I think you once wrote that failure to thank people for gifts is the No. 1 complaint you receive. Well, I can see why! My daughters, grandchildren, nieces and nephew not only fail to ...