I had my four children by the time I was 24. My oldest is a senior, while my others are a sophomore, eighth grader and a ...

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

Dear Abby: I had my four children by the time I was 24. My oldest is a senior, while my others are a sophomore, eighth grader ...

Dear Abby advises a person who is having an issue setting boundaries with a friend who expects a favor for a favor.

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.

Ideally, the responsibilities of child care should be shared. You didn’t mention your age, but over the past couple of ...

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

She had already “paid the favor (owed to me) forward” by helping out one of her other friends, so she felt she didn’t owe me ...

Is there a rule of etiquette that says you should tell someone you are “paying a favor forward” and no longer owe them a ...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Virginia,” age 27, lives with her boyfriend, “Ray,” on the East Coast and teaches kindergarten. Last ...

DEAR BOTHERED: If the exhibit was finished before you were able to go, you shouldn’t blame your friend for seeing it. If, ...