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DEAR ABBY: My wife’s family is rather enmeshed. They have never really accepted me and are rude and unkind toward me. Recently, her father’s attitude has shifted from rude to downright hostile. He has ...

DEAR ABBY: When we mail a sympathy card to a grieving friend many miles away, we often enclose a check to help finance a memorial to their church or other favored institution. Our problem comes three ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a teacher. I love my job, and I love my students. However, as I near the end of my 26th year of teaching, there’s something I need to get off my chest. At the end of every school year, ...