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Hi, Helaine: I’ve got four middle-aged children, and I am well-off. My youngest daughter, age 45, is married to a man who is spiteful and possibly mentally ill. For more than a decade, he’s done his best to alienate my daughter from me.
Read moreMy office is just a few blocks from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. So, on a good day, I get to church when it opens at 6:30, attend the 7 a.m.
Read moreDear Doctor: Now that it’s harder see a doctor or go to the emergency room, I want to beef up our first-aid kit. What should we have on hand?
Read moreDEAR ABBY: I am a 26-year-old college graduate. I immigrated here in 2001, so English is my second language. I have no accent, and I have been doing well in my life overall, except I score low on reading and written communication when I take exams.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: I was married for more than 20 years and am recently divorced. I should have done it years ago, but my son, “Nicky,” begged me not to. He’s 22.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: I live in a densely populated luxury highrise apartment building in a busy downtown neighborhood that has a diverse mix of residents. I have lived here for four years and have never really had many issues, until recently.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: I believe that love conquers all. The worldwide coronavirus is teaching us we are all one in body, but not yet in spirit. Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day.
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