I’ve spoken to her several times about not bringing gifts anymore, but she glosses over the disappointment and says she loves ...

This isn’t the first time this has happened. There’s a history of clothes that are too small, ripped or dirty, toys sent so ...

I’ve spoken to her several times about not bringing gifts anymore, but she glosses over the disappointment and says she loves seeing kids open the things she brings. Someday, my kids will be old ...

In today’s Dear Abby, a parent says their well-off sister insists on giving cheap or broken gifts, including a toy car ...

My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d ...

There’s a history of clothes that are too small, ripped or dirty, toys sent so late the child has long outgrown that stage, ...

My sister is cheap. She's also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she'd ...

DEAR TRIPPED UP: While your absence at your great-grandchild’s birth was unfortunate, it is not the mistake of a lifetime.

In today’s Dear Abby, a great-grandparent says they’ll never forgive themselves after missing the birth of their ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR TRIPPED UP: While your absence at your great-grandchild’s birth was unfortunate, it is not the mistake of a lifetime.

I have an unusual, “made-up” first name. Nowadays it’s common for kids to have a uniquely spelled name, but I’m in my 60s, so it wasn’t common growing up. Miss Manners: My neighbor’s plus-ones are ...