We have a family vacation trip planned with my family, and he has chosen not to go and instead take a week for himself to do ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I’ve known my friend “Buddy” since junior high, and our wives get along well. His older daughter, “Edie,” is 11; my daughters are 10 and 13. We live close to each other, and that’s great, ...

Dear Abby advises a mother who has a child with persistent medical issues that keeps going from place to place and being ...

The “Top Gun” actor, who died in Los Angeles on Tuesday of pneumonia, is survived by two children: daughter Mercedes, 33, and ...

She would be a beautiful and happy bride. -- EMPATHETIC DAD IN ILLINOIS DEAR DAD: Sorry to be a grump, but it’s time to think realistically. There is a lot more to this than what a beautiful and ...

Our child is headed for college this fall. We agreed in the divorce that all of our kid’s expenses would be split evenly ...

Please give me some advice. Thank you! -- Heartbroken Dad and Grandfather Dear Heartbroken: You are correct that they should have spoken to you in private about their wishes that you not hug their ...

DEAR ABBY: I have three kids. One of them ... I try to be a positive role model because his father has never been in his life. Due to his past mishaps, Jake has wronged a lot of people who ...

Val Kilmer’s kids are addressing his tragic death ... The siblings thanked fans for “honoring [their] extraordinary father’s memory,” telling People how “proud” they are of the ...

My kids (22, 19 and 17 ... behaved and wouldn’t have caused a distraction. Dear Abby: My 32-year-old son is not speaking to me, his father and sister because I finally refused to give him ...

She would be a beautiful and happy bride. — EMPATHETIC DAD IN ILLINOIS DEAR DAD: Sorry to be a grump, but it’s time to think realistically. There is a lot more to this than what a beautiful ...