DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter has an 11-year-old daughter I’ll call “Kristina.” Kristina is very well-behaved, but she’s being taught at home that love is measured in dollars. She is constantly hinting about gifts and candy she wants. It has gotten so bad that when I keep her, I postpone errands because she invariably finds something … Read more
FLIRTATION WITH THE PAST ENDANGERS STABLE PRESENT DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a wonderful man for 17 years. Recently, I reconnected online with an old high school flame. We have been talking about my hometown, which is where he lives. So many things have changed! I moved away more than 30 years ago … Read more
Mother’s Moon When the moon is in Cancer, she is a mother in her glory, as this is the realm of sky that is her home. It is where her intuition is the strongest, and the instinct to nurture and protect glows like a beacon of guidance or warning, of warmth or truth-revealing illumination. When … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a millennial. I am successful in my career and lucky to have a loving husband and two amazing children. I am, however, trying to remind myself to be “better and not bitter” in another huge area of my life. The world is changing so quickly, especially in the field of in vitro … Read more
A woman who killed her mother in an apartment they shared in Mt. Laurel was sentenced to 30 years in prison on March 8, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said Thursday. Marisa Rivera, 27, of Mt. Laurel was convicted in January of murder in her mother’s 2019 death. Authorities said Rivera stabbed her mother … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My brother recently called to tell me he had proposed to his girlfriend, and she happily accepted. While I’m glad he is happy, I’m worried about what to do if he asks me to be his best man. While his girlfriend can be a nice person, they have a one-sided relationship in which … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Forty years ago, a neighborhood boy fathered a child with a neighborhood girl. “Billy” was 17 at the time, and “Becky” was 14 or 15. Both were friends of mine. They were not a steady couple. She liked him, but I feel he used her. I heard that she married an older gentleman … Read more
