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

DEAR LONELY: Your ex-wife has told these tales because she has an ax to grind. Her motives are not pure. Your oldest daughter ...

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

Those stories have grown to monumental proportions, and two of my children and several of my grandchildren no longer want to ...

stories have grown to monumental proportions, and two of my children and several of my grandchildren no longer want to have ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a troubled older man. I was married with three children, but I drank too much. My wife and I divorced after ...

I drank too much and my marriage broke up, but our three children and I had a great relationship. Then my wife and a daughter ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a troubled older man. I was married with three children, but I drank too much. My wife and I divorced after ...

Some of the stories are accurate, but many are embellished. My oldest daughter joined her mother in the storytelling.

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

I prefer to deal with this on my own. Should I tell my children and husband what’s going on or leave them hanging?

I am in my early 30s and dealing with an illness that can kill me. I don’t want to leave my children and husband, but I don’t ...