My husband lost $600K on slot machines — now we’re bankrupt and elderly
DEAR ABBY: My husband developed an addiction to slot machines, but I didn’t realize it. He would leave…
My depression is getting in the way of my hygiene
DEAR ABBY: I am a longtime divorcee and a retiree with grown kids. What is troubling me is…
Dear Abby: My daughter’s family hates me and it’s affecting my mental health
DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I connected with “Christi,” a daughter I fathered with a woman I was…
Telling hoarder pal house party a bad idea
Dear Abby: We have a mutual friend who’s very dear to us. He’s a kind-hearted and generous disabled…
Family’s collective mental health is declining rapidly
Dear Abby: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has…
Is Justine lashing out, or mentally ill?
Dear Abby: My niece-in-law, “Justine,” is a few years younger than my husband and I. We have been…
Sister-in-law’s mental health clouds family’s future
Dear Abby | Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every…
Should I be offended that my son wants his inheritance now rather than later
DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old man who is recently retired and in relatively good health. My wife…