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

JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and ...

After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER. She was diagnosed with ...

DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss ... If I were doing the explaining, I’d shorten the message, eliminating the “lost a bunch of weight” to something like, “Our daughter ...

DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss ... If I were doing the explaining, I'd shorten the message, eliminating the "lost a bunch of weight" to something like, "Our daughter is having ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. DEAR ABBY: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER.