Dear Abby: My wife and I found a way to keep our friendships going strong
Years ago, my wife and I started a dinner group several couples, taking turns hosting once a month. It’s not about food -- it ...
Dear Abby: Decorations leave large stains on my daughter's beautiful gravestone
Careless relative caused damage to the ornate marker honoring girl who died at 16, and now a professional will be needed to ...
Dear Abby: Make the words ‘let’s grab dinner' more than just good intentions
DEAR ABBY: We all meet acquaintances and say, “Let’s grab dinner.” We intend to follow through but forget. A while back, my ...
Dear Abby: Those willing to plan and organize will feel the most rewarded by the results
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Dear Abby: Relative ruined my daughter’s gravestone
One family member opens cards that have been left there for my daughter, and puts all sorts of cheap decorations around her ...
Dear Abby: Can I set rules about what can be left at the gravesite?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby | Daughter’s gravestone damaged by relative’s decoration
My problem is, one family member opens cards that have been left there for my daughter, and puts all sorts of cheap ...
Dear Abby: Thoughtless relative damaged daughter’s grave; should I set rules for who can visit?
Someone recently left decorations on my daughter's grave that stained her headstone. I was beside myself. Would it be wrong ...
Dear Abby: My relatives keep putting tacky decorations on my dead daughter’s grave
Dear Abby advises a family who lost their daughter two years ago that wants to know what the rules of etiquette are when it ...
Best of Dear Abby: Sister’s big sloppy dog makes me dread their 5-day family visits
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...
Dear Abby: I go to the cemetery to visit my deceased daughter’s grave, not to clean up messes left by others
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...
Dear Abby: A family member damaged my daughter’s headstone. How do I stop it from happening again?
I’m beside myself. This is where I go to talk to my daughter to feel closer to her. It took a year for her stone to be set. I took my time choosing just the right etchings and picture, and it’s a ...