Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: Surviving family member comes to bitter realization

DEAR ABBY: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had announced to family and friends her choice to enter hospice. They knew her death was imminent. Being the last surviving child, it was up to me to arrange her funeral. Everyone, including my friends, asked me to keep them informed as to the service date and time.

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5 hours ago Relationships

Funeral, sad and woman with flower on coffin after loss of a loved one, family or friend. Grief, death and young female putting a rose on casket in church with sadness, depression and mourning

DEAR ABBY: Brother’s many good deeds get punished by his sisters

DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old man who has two sisters. Recently, I was at my younger sister “Mitzi’s” house, installing some blinds. While there, I received a phone call from my girlfriend. (We have been together nine months, after my wife passed last year.) My girlfriend and I were discussing finances, including the topic of my older sister, “Carolyn,” borrowing money last year.

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1 day ago Relationships

A man thought he was doing his sister a favour when he installed blinds in her home.

DEAR ABBY: Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss

DEAR ABBY: Four months ago, my 15-year-old oldest child was killed in a car accident. It has been really hard. My husband and I are doing our best to take care of our younger children and put our lives back together.

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2 days ago Relationships

A grieving mother is unsure of how to respond to sympathy cards and letters from people she's no longer in touch with.

DEAR ABBY: Daily routine of calling mom has worn thin

DEAR ABBY: I am a 54-year-old mother of two, a wife and a full-time teacher. My days are long, busy and usually uneventful. Every evening, I am expected to call my 84-year-old mother, who lives a few states away. I oblige, of course, listening patiently to all of her stories, ranting and gossip.

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3 days ago Relationships

A tired woman feels forced into having daily phone conversations with her elderly mother.

DEAR ABBY: Dad’s new girlfriend rolls up the welcome mat

DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced when I was in high school, and Dad kept the house I grew up in. I’m in college across town and have my own place, but I still visited Dad often. As a teenager, it used to be my job to cook the family dinner two nights a week. I loved it and continued to cook when I was visiting.

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4 days ago Relationships

A woman thinks his father's new girlfriend is pushing her out of her childhood home,

DEAR ABBY: Husband’s hazy new habit has wife eyeing the exit

DEAR ABBY: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day. He says he is addicted. I have told him how much I hate that he uses dope. He quits for a while and then goes back to it.

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5 days ago Relationships

A husband's marijuana smoking is bothering his wife.

DEAR ABBY: Husband refuses to accept wife’s imminent passing

DEAR ABBY: I was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago. After two surgeries and three hospital stays, I recovered. The experience made me realize at 62 that it was time to downsize. I moved my husband and myself into a smaller, one-storey home in a lovely retirement community.

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6 days ago Relationships

A woman wants her husband to be prepared for her death.

DEAR ABBY: Niece tried to conceal her cross-country move

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Jenny,” and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She’s upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, “Paisley,” had moved without telling anyone.

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August 11, 2025 Relationships

A woman is caught in the middle of family drama.

DEAR ABBY: Nurse gets a chilly greeting from new colleagues

DEAR ABBY: I have been a registered nurse for 11 years. I am experienced in hospital floor nursing and clinic nursing, and I have always been well regarded in my field. I have never had a problem forming positive relationships with my co-workers.

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August 10, 2025 Relationships

A nurse is having a hard time adjusting to a new work environment with new colleagues.

DEAR ABBY: Closeted man tells gay friend to tone it down for relatives

DEAR ABBY: I’m an older gay male with many gay friends, but I have never come out to family, although I’m confident most of them know or suspect my sexual orientation.

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August 9, 2025 Relationships

A gay man may have missed an opportunity to come out of the closet.

Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: Surviving family member comes to bitter realization

DEAR ABBY: Brother’s many good deeds get punished by his sisters

DEAR ABBY: Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss

DEAR ABBY: Daily routine of calling mom has worn thin

DEAR ABBY: Dad’s new girlfriend rolls up the welcome mat

DEAR ABBY: Husband’s hazy new habit has wife eyeing the exit

DEAR ABBY: Husband refuses to accept wife’s imminent passing

DEAR ABBY: Niece tried to conceal her cross-country move

DEAR ABBY: Nurse gets a chilly greeting from new colleagues

DEAR ABBY: Closeted man tells gay friend to tone it down for relatives

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