DEAR ABBY: I am hosting a dinner at a restaurant to celebrate my wife’s birthday. There will be 16 guests, all family members. Our daughter “Erin,” to whom it’s hard to say no, has just asked if our ...

DEAR ANNIE: I am a grandmother with a heavy heart. My family has always been rooted in Christian faith, though over the years we have belonged to different denominations. We have always believed that ...

My neighbors got a divorce three years ago. Their daughter, “Cassandra,” is still a close friend of my daughter despite her and her mom moving away. Both girls take the same athletics, so when ...

I raised my stepdaughter, “Sue,” from the time she was 6 years old and considered her the same as my own daughters, even after I lost my husband. Which is why I can’t get over how she hurt our family.

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There are so many standard birthday messages that will do well enough when you're trying to come up with a thoughtful way to say happy birthday. But they can sometimes feel a bit basic. Even when you ...

Happy birthday to your wife! That is, your sweet, wonderful, funny, smart, loving, beautiful and endlessly fascinating wife. Did you know it’s also your day to shine? How’s that, you ask? Why, by ...