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I hosted every holiday dinner for thirty-eight years and when I finally told my family I was done, nobody argued — and that silence taught me more about what I meant to them ...

After thirty-eight years of hosting every family holiday, the deafening silence that greeted my retirement announcement revealed a truth more painful than any complaint: I had become less a beloved ...

Dear Abby: How can I end a draining friendship with my neighbor?

Dear Neighbor in Nevada: Friendship is supposed to be reciprocal. From your description of your relationship with Tim, it has been all take and no give. Because this relationship has become so ...

Dear Abby: I’m still haunted by something said at a holiday dinner

A reader says she is still troubled by a confrontation that happened more than two decades ago after she invited college ...

Dear Abby: Argument I had with stepmom, 25 years ago, about true meaning of the holidays still stings

DEAR ABBY: I am tormented by an incident that occurred at a time when I did not have the ability to object or present facts ...

Dear Abby: Spending holidays with friends was never forbidden until stepmother came along

I had been taught from elementary school that people invite others for the holiday to share our gratitude for what we have.

Dear Abby: I am tormented by this long-ago holiday confrontation

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

Dear Abby: I wish I spoke up about holiday exclusion

A person is haunted by a past incident where they were criticized for inviting friends to a holiday dinner. They seek advice ...

Dear Abby: Friendship with neighbor is more one-sided than ever

I have always looked inside a person before casting judgment. It has been six years that I’ve been close friends with my ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Dear Abby: My needy neighbor is getting needier. What do I do?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby: Stepmother’s holiday cruelty has stuck with me decades later; I’m tired of reliving it

DEAR ABBY: I am tormented by an incident that occurred at a time when I did not have the ability to object or present facts ...
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Dear Abby: Stepmother declares friends will never be invited to holiday gatherings

In each of the 25 or so years that have passed, that painful incident comes to mind, and I wish I had had the ability to ...