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Dear Abby: How do I tell my mother I don't want her to watch my kids anymore
Dear Abby gives advice to a parent whose mother is having difficulty picking up and taking care of her granddaughter.
My stepdaughter is skipping school and wants to live with her boyfriend — but my husband won’t say no
Dear Abby advises a woman whose stepdaughter is no longer on track to graduate.
My daughter-in-law thinks I'm picking favorites
Dear Abby advises a mother-in-law who is accused of preferring her grandson over her daughter-in-law's children.
Dear Abby: My mom won't let me cut off my sex offender dad
Dear Abby advises a woman on her relationships with family.
My husband's dream job isn't paying the bills — should I make him give it up?
Dear Abby gives advice to a wife who wants her husband to get another job to help support their family.
I'm 43 and pregnant — I don't think my boyfriend will be excited
Dear Abby advises a woman who doesn't know how or when to tell her partner that she's pregnant.
My husband kisses his mother on the lips — it's disgusting
Dear Abby advises a woman who is put off by the relationship her husband has with his mother.
My elderly sister refuses to get a job — now she is expecting me to pay her rent
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman whose sister is expecting her and her other sister to support her now that her husband has died.
My adult sons won't stop fighting with each other—how do I fix it?
Dear Abby gives advice to a mother who can not get her adult sons to stop fighting with each other.
My boyfriend gossips about me with everyone — even his mother!
Dear Abby advises a woman on ending her relationship.
My boyfriend might be cheating on me, as he has done so in the past
Dear Abby advises a woman who is in a relationship and suspects her boyfriend may be cheating on her, given his past reputation.
My best friend accused me of having an affair with a married man
Dear Abby advises a person after hearing a nasty rumor of them having an affair with a married acquaintance.
Being a college student in the US sucks
Dear Abby gives advice to a college student who is having trouble finding work and building career connections in the United States.
My dad and his boss want me to get married — but I like being single
Dear Abby gives advice to a single woman whose father is trying to make her get married and have children.
Dear Abby: My soulmate is broke — so I don't know if we should get married
Dear Abby advises a woman on what to do with the idea of marriage, when the reason for her divorce is the same problem that she could experience with her...
My husband changes around me when a hotter woman is around
Dear Abby advises a woman on her husband checking "more attractive" women out.
My heavily drinking husband throws a fit whenever I have a glass of wine
Dear Abby advises a woman on her drinking habits around her husband.
My husband tried to kill me — but my son is mad at me!
Dear Abby advises a mother who suffered mental and physical abuse from her ex-cop husband of 20 years, but doesn't know how to tell the truth to her son, who...
I want to escape the friend-zone without losing my best friend
Dear Abby advises a reader on what to do about his growing feelings for his best friend.
My first wife has been dead for years — I'm not sure I want to be buried together anymore
Dear Abby gives advice to a man who is conflicted about where his finally resting place should be.