Jeanne Phillips

Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

 

DEAR ABBY: Husband quick to pass judgment on others’ behaviour

DEAR ABBY: In the four years my husband and I have been married, his distaste for the LGBTQ community has grown into a passion. He calls it immoral and unnatural. I’ve never tried to change his opinion, but because I don’t enthusiastically agree with him, he is convinced I’m going to hell. He uses nearly every conversation as an opportunity to share his feelings on this issue. Any response I volunteer goes unheard.

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June 19, 2025 Relationships
A woman is worried about how her homophobic husband would react to news of her gay father's wedding.

DEAR ABBY: Ex-wife has held a secret for three decades

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband was found dead in his home three months ago. He was a bitter man who never forgave me for leaving him. We were divorced for 30 years before his death and have two children and four beautiful grandchildren. For years, he bitterly complained to our children and refused to attend special events because I left him. When there were issues, he refused to help, insisting it was my fault because I had left.

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June 18, 2025 Relationships
A woman is worried that telling her sister about a long-held secret would harm their relationship.

DEAR ABBY: Selfish grandmother has consistently shown her true colours

DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of six and a grandma to four. We are a close family and enjoy each other’s company. My mom is nearly 80. For reasons I could never understand, she didn’t enjoy my children when they were growing up and didn’t connect deeply with them. She once commented to me that she was bored with women her age because they were “obsessed” with their grandchildren and she wanted deeper conversations.

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June 14, 2025 Relationships
A grandmother who didn't make an effort to maintain a close relationship with her grandchildren when they were young yearns for contact with them as adults.

DEAR ABBY: Mother gets an earful for baking the ‘wrong’ cake

DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a “tester” cake three days before. I explained that the cake has a lengthy preparation process, involving a very slow bake in a water bath and 12 hours chill time. I suggested she wait, but she insisted, so I made it early. She cut a slice of it and exclaimed how great it tasted.

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June 12, 2025 Relationships
A daughter's cake demand makes her sound ungrateful.

DEAR ABBY: Colleague’s callous mockery strikes a nerve for parent

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me, my husband and my other child. Until this year, I have always worked in a very caring, loving and supportive environment. Recently, I overheard a new male co-worker say in a high-pitched voice, “I’m transgender! I’m transgender!” while spinning in circles and waving a scarf around his head. I was floored.

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June 11, 2025 Relationships
A reader is upset by a colleague's inappropriate behaviour.

DEAR ABBY: Proud grandmother is worried by what she’s seeing

DEAR ABBY: I’m blessed at 38 to have my first and likely only grandbaby. She’s PERFECT. My daughter, “Robin,” is stressed. She’s left alone with the baby all day, every day while her partner works. Robin sleeps only when he’s home. I understand her frustration. I raised her and her brother, 12 months apart, on my own. I don’t get to see my grandbaby often as I don’t have a vehicle and Robin doesn’t have a driver’s licence.

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June 10, 2025 Relationships
A grandmother is concerned about the health of her grandchild.
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