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Dear Abby: Mom helps with our kids but favors sister’s over mine

Parent feels her son is neglected by his grandma because she looks after his cousins more often and spends more money on them.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Our widower friend is dating his niece, and we’re disgusted

The man keeps trying to make plans to hang out, but his friends want nothing to do with him.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: My mom accepts my generous gift then asks for more

When daughter offers her parents a dream vacation and free care for their child, her mother requests additional babysitting to extend the trip.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Wife hates man’s new job, doesn’t want him away

Family in turmoil as insecure woman complains constantly about her husband’s absence.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Guy I'm texting has refused to meet me — for two years

They seem like a great match but the man keeps putting off an actual date, saying he’s intimidated.

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Dear Abby: I'm uneasy about boyfriend staying in touch with exes<u> </u>

He’s a great guy who says he texts his former girlfriend because he cares about other people.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: New mom says no when her grandma wants to hold the baby

The snub is upsetting to the mother’s dad, who thinks she’s using the child as a weapon.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Close friends’ silence hurts after my wife’s passing

Grieving man reschedules the memorial service so cherished couple can attend, and they not only don’t show up, they don’t even call.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Wife is punishing me by shutting down all intimacy

It’s not just her waning libido that has cooled off the marriage, it’s also her distrust of her husband.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Grandchild is 18, never thanks us, so no more gifts

Though the teen never visits these grandparents, her mom is upset that she was left out of the giving.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Relative harasses me by giving books pushing his politics

Obnoxious brother-in-law on the other end of the spectrum ignores tactful requests to knock off the taunting.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I can't leave my cheating wife because she's critically ill

She revealed she’s been seeing another man but now is so sick that if left alone, she could die.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Bossy sister is aggravating my mental health problems

Person with generalized anxiety disorder considers cutting ties with sibling to stop blowing up at her when she causes stress.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Mom crushed as I wash my hands of jailbird brother

The man’s stealing and drug use is too much for a family reeling from the death of a child.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I’m the one people choose for airing out their trauma

‘Human landfill’ can’t understand being singled out by acquaintances eager to dump the horrors of their past.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: The farmstead I bought came with a morbid surprise

After the deal is done, seller reveals that his father’s body has been decomposing out back for decades, and the skull is still there.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: As she ‘works on our marriage,’ wife won’t talk to me

She walks out on husband after 28 years, and he’s not sure how to bring her back.

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Dear Abby: When my mom died, cousin couldn’t wait to announce it online

Her hasty Facebook post broke the news while immediate family was still processing the loss.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Dad's neglected me and my kids since having twins with his new wife

The new arrivals are younger than the grandkids he hardly sees.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I want Dad at my wedding but not Mom, who mistreats me

Bride’s mother wants to discuss why she’s being left out of the big day.

By Abigail Van Buren