Dear Abby: Old friend has worn out her welcome with visits
Dear Abby: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I drive down to see her.
Dear Abby: When an old friend comes to visit, she brings her overnight bag ... I wish she wouldn’t
DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I drive down to see her.
Dear Abby: When friend visits, she talks all day, morning to night
DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I drive down to see her.
Dear Abby: Friendship crumbles when truth emerges about visitor
Dear Abby: My friend of eight years has her 55-year-old son living with her. She has been driving a man around who she told me is a friend of her son’s and she knows his family. What she never mentioned is that he’s a registered violent sex offender who was just released from prison.
Dear Abby: My friend’s visit turned into 15 hours of her talking at me
I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I go to see her.
Dear Abby: My friend talks endlessly and treats me like her therapist
"What can I do to put an end to her uninvited overnight stays without hurting her or risking sending her into meltdown?"
Dear Abby: My friend demands to stay the night at my house — how do I kick her out?
Dear Abby helps a woman who has a friend that makes constant trips to see her and wants to find a polite way to tell her no, avoiding a possible meltdown.
Dear Abby: Old friend is imposing with overnight stays and too much talking
She refused to do anything except eat and talk. I am not a sitter, and I hated doing it, but she’s a good friend.
Dear Abby: I struggle with Mother’s Day as a woman who can’t have kids
I'm 43 years old. Strangers assume that I’m a mother on Mother's Day, and family overcompensates for the fact I’m not one. I ...
Dear Abby: Should I report a sex offender in our neighborhood?
DEAR INCENSED: Do the responsible thing. For the safety of those children, inform the police that a neighbor has been ...
Dear Abby: I’d like to give my late brother’s wife a piece of my mind
She snapped at him throughout their 50-year marriage and needs to know how cruel that was, but a confrontation might alienate ...
Dear Abby: What should I do about friend who is driving around with a violent sex offender?
DEAR ABBY: My friend of eight years has her 55-year-old son living with her. She has been driving a man around who she told ...
Dear Abby: I’m on medication that made me reveal her secret, and she’s angry at me
DEAR ABBY: My niece and I have always had a strong bond. Her son and his wife were expecting a baby. They didn’t want to tell ...
Dear Abby: Struggling to maintain privacy about daughter’s eating disorder
Dear Abby: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER. She was ...
Dear Abby: Sister ready to confront late brother’s abusive wife
Dear Abby: My brother died of cancer a year ago. During his entire 50-year marriage, I felt bad about the way his wife ...
Dear Abby: Should I tell my brother’s abusive widow what I really think of her?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby: I made a mistake while on meds and angered my niece
Aunt was told in confidence about a pregnancy in the family but texted about it under the influence of depression pills.