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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter and son-in-law have decided to move his mom from California to our home state of Tennessee. The kids ...

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My mother is a nurse and has asthma and was hit with mental and emotional stress from the pandemic. My wife had a completely opposite reaction.