DEAR ABBY: At age 17, my pregnant and unwanted mother married a schoolmate of my biological father. I got the last name of the schoolmate. Several years later, my mother divorced her first husband and she married my biological father. Jeanne Phillips They discussed changing my last name into that …
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DEAR ABBY: I have been married a little over a year. My wife took a trip to Florida to get some things out of storage and turned it around in a two week vacation. She is now traveling back with the mother-in-law, which I did not expect. Jeanne Phillips Yesterday …
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DEAR ABBY: When I was a little girl, my mother died of breast cancer. I always suspected I might have had the gene too. To make matters worse, my dad got a skin cancer a few years ago, which means my risk of cancer is higher because both my parents …
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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I retired five years ago. I have enough savings and an excellent pension for us to live comfortably. Jeanne Phillips I took over a hobby three years ago that generates about $ 5,000 in annual income, which I put in a separate bank account. My …
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DEAR ABBY: I am a 21 year old woman who is not very happy when it comes to relationships. My first real relationship was not until I was 20, and it did not last too long. I have “talked” to quite a few guys, but they are never past the …
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