Dear Wedding Protocol: It’s understandable to feel undervalued by the lack of acknowledgment. Wedding protocols vary, but it ...

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

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 an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist ...

I don’t want to be around her when she’s drunk because of her tendency to make everything about herself, cause drama and ...

My mom has always wanted to be in the delivery room for a birth. However, I would rather she not be in the delivery room with ...

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

I don’t want to cause unnecessary drama, but I can’t help but feel overlooked and unacknowledged when I have been in my ...

"I don’t want to cause unnecessary drama, but I can’t help but feel overlooked and unacknowledged when I have been in my ...

Dear Annie: I recently attended my stepson’s wedding. My husband and his ex-wife were announced as mother and father of the ...

My husband and his ex-wife were announced as mother and father of the groom. Meanwhile, I’m sitting at our table by myself.