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DEAR ABBY: I have met the most remarkable woman, but after eight months of serious dating, I have realized that she has the worst and most manipulating 10-year-old daughter ever. She constantly claims sickness, and now even mental health issues like anxiety and panic disorder, although they have never been formally diagnosed, to prevent her mother and me from having time together. Immediately after her mother agrees to her daughter’s request and lets her get her way, the kid becomes happy and energetic, and goes back to playing. (I feel she is laughing in my face.) The numerous cancellations and tantrums are very upsetting, and it hurts my feelings when the person I love most in the world sets me aside.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: My husband of 43 years, an alcoholic, has started going to the local grill/bar in our small town. He spends three to four hours there, six days a week. He would go more often if they were open on Sundays.
Read moreDear Doctor: I saw my doctor because my heart was beating funny and I was losing weight even though I wasn’t dieting. She did a blood test, and it turns out to be Graves’ disease. Why did I get that? Is there a cure?
Read moreAdoption made the news in recent days because of a Republican congressman unveiling the surprise news that he has been raising an adopted son from Cuba.
Read moreThe raven nest was the big news this spring.
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DEAR ABBY: I have one child, a daughter, “Anna,” I adopted at 19 months. She’s 41 now and has two small children. She had a normal upbringing, although her father and I divorced when she was 9. She has chosen to not have a relationship with him as an adult. Anna has never married, nor has she been in a relationship for longer than four or five months. According to a few counselors I have seen, she has attachment disorder.
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They both work with computers (at least that’s what they say) and then, every spare moment, they are off doing superhero-type things.
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