GENTLE READER: Here is another argument against inviting the extended family to a graduation: Graduation ceremonies can be meaningful to the graduates and their immediate families, but you will ...

DEAR ABBY: We asked our 19-year-old college daughter, “Lulu,” to dog-sit and housesit sit several months ago. She knew our ...

She knew she wasn't allowed to have anyone over while the parents were away, but daughter's new boyfriend spent the weekend.

Lulu had her new boyfriend of a few weeks stay over for the weekend. She not only allowed this stranger into our home but ...

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

DEAR ABBY: My late husband and I were married 38 years when we finally went to marriage counseling. I found out then that he ...

DEAR ABBY: We asked our 19-year-old college daughter, “Lulu,” to dog-sit and housesit several months ago. She knew our rule ...

"It’s difficult to let go of our disappointment in her poor judgment by allowing a stranger into our home with unsecured ...

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: I have had a friend since junior high. We have kept in touch off and on over the years. The last few years, she ...