A mother mourning her baby boy asks how to protect her fragile healing when every kind word from others opens a wound she’s ...

A reader wants to date casually and is considering an offer from a former student. Dear Abby: I am a 50-year-old single mom ...

For some unknown reason, when someone has lost a loved one, others feel it is “comforting” for the bereaved to know about ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven ...

He’s 21. My daughter would be disgusted, and I could never tell her. Six years ago, he was a student of mine. (I teach high ...

DEAR ABBY: My baby boy died unexpectedly, and for a long time, I was completely lost. I cried all the time. I couldn’t stand ...

Dear Just Out: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your precious baby boy. When people ask how you are doing, tell them ...

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

A single mom contemplates a casual fling with a 21-year-old former student, but worries about secrecy, judgment, and how her ...