When planning what we will serve, I am concerned to make sure we have enough offerings for the various dietary preferences.

They roll out the red carpet for my daughter-in-law’s parents. They arrange outings with them, take photos and post the ...

I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always ...

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

A woman still stung from a bridal shower snub wonders if she and her sisters are being purposely excluded, or if they should ...

It’s like my daughter-in-law wants her parents to be the only ones who have a special relationship with the grandkids.

DEAR ABBY: My brother and his wife have three adult children. When his youngest daughter got married several years ago, my ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them. The issue ...

woman hopes to reunite her husband’s grown children for his birthday, but years of drama may make peace too much to ask.

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

Should I say anything to my brother? I ask because now his eldest daughter is engaged. I assume my sisters and I will again ...

Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet — he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, “Emily,” who is the ...