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Dear Abby: Mother regrets choices that impacted daughters’ lives
DEAR ABBY: I was in an abusive relationship for 15 years that affected my children badly. ...
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Dear Abby: Chronic condition makes it hard to babysit toddler
DEAR ABBY: I recently retired. I also have fibromyalgia, which leaves me fatigued and in pain, ...
Read moreDear Abby: Disgraced brother-in-law back in the picture
DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, after our family gathering for Christmas, my brother-in-law sent me a ...
Read moreDear Abby: Stepmom feels left out of family updates by taciturn husband
DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Evan," and I have been together five years and were married 2 ...
Read moreDear Abby: Wife’s sudden change in habits leaves husband in bed alone
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got married, ...
Read moreDear Abby: Bothersome man won’t leave neighbor alone
DEAR ABBY: I have a next-door neighbor who is retired and takes care of his wife, ...
Read moreDear Abby: Young teen’s stepdad is pushing her along the wrong path
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our 14-year-old granddaughter, a freshman ...
Read moreDear Abby: Father’s passing intensifies hatred toward stepmother
DEAR ABBY: My brothers and I loved our father. He was an alcoholic until he was ...
Read moreDear Abby: Budding romance cut short during estranged wife’s illness
DEAR ABBY: I'm a man younger than my age married to a woman who is older ...
Read moreDear Abby: Mom has taken the blame for over a decade
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been separated for 15 years. Our two grown children ...
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