Dear Abby: I have been divorced from my ex-husband, “Cliff,” for a year and a half. My nearly adult children live with me. They rarely see their dad.

Dear Abby: My daughter was living in my garage apartment but then got married and moved away. Her sister is in law school in another state, and her brother is even farther away in graduate school.

Advice Dear Abby: My kids are visiting and my ex won’t let me see them because she paid for their flights Published: Apr. 20, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

Abby hears from a man whose ex-wife won't let him visit their adult children when they're in town, while a reader wonders if his eating habits are eccentric.

My kids (22, 19 and 17) don’t want me to leave him. I live in my bedroom all day by myself except to go to work. He now says he wants to take a pill to stop drinking. It’s just another lie.

Dear Abby: I've been married 27 years to a functioning alcoholic who is emotionally abusive. My adult kids don't want me to leave him, but I am so miserable I can't do this anymore.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single parent, and my kids' grandfather (my father-in-law) has offered to watch them at his house once a week. I would love to take him up on it because it would help me keep up ...

Dear Abby: My kids like him, but I worry that he’s a reckless babysitter I don’t even trust that he knows what to feed them By Jeanne Phillips UPDATED: March 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM PST ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single parent, and my kids’ grandfather (my father-in-law) has offered to watch them at his house once a week. I would love to take him up on it because it would help me keep ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 58 years is an alcoholic, but not a mean one. He used to be the life of the party; now his days consist of playing games on the computer and going to his friend’s house ...

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have four kids, so there are many, many appointments to make and keep. We both have full-time jobs, so we split up the responsibilities by category; I get the ...