Best Abby: I live with a man I admire very much. We bought our first house when we were 23. We had two children together and also raised my sister. We both work and want for nothing. The problem? He is an alcoholic. He never gets loud or in common; He just goes to sleep […]
Dear Eric: My son will be 13 soon, just like my niece. They were born apart for a week. I usually organize a family pool party for my son’s birthday. My brother and his wife do not arrange a family celebration for their daughter. (They also have a nice garden with a swimming pool.) Instead, […]
Dear Abby: I have known ‘Sheila’ for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago she lost her husband to cancer and started drinking more and more. Sheila is now an alcoholic. Friends and family have often tried to help her. She went to rehabilitation twice to […]