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

DEAR ONLY: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your partner. You stated that his death was recent and traumatic.

DEAR DAUGHTER: Your only responsibility is to remind your mother of the truth. When it was time to establish a relationship ...

For reasons I could never understand, she didn’t enjoy my children when they were growing up and didn’t connect deeply with ...