Dear Abby gives advice to a person who is estranged from their siblings -- yet still exchanges birthday texts with them. fizkes - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I are estranged.

BMI is a formula that uses a person's height and weight ratio to assess whether they're underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese, although it is not a direct measure of body fat.

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law has a habit that makes me sick to my stomach. When we are out to dinner with her, she frequently asks, “Can I have a taste of that?” Then, without waiting for a ...

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I share a 3-year-old grandchild through our son. Until now, it hasn’t been a big problem because I live in the same city as my son’s family, but that’s about to ...

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend. She caught him on the phone talking with another female, and there were other signs of his cheating as well. She’s ...

Isabelle and Abby Carlsen, from North Dakota, spent their first six months in a Minnesota hospital, joined from the chest to the stomach. It was during a routine ultrasound that Isabelle and Abby ...

DEAR ABBY: Being the least favorite is hurtful, yet my mom makes sure to convey how much she hates me every chance she gets. Mind you, she would never say that in front of my dad or my sisters.

DEAR ABBY: My fiancé's daughter is having a baby. Her mother is helping give the shower. My fiancé and his ex have been divorced for 21 years. She was the one who cheated, asked for the divorce ...

DEAR ABBY: My fiancé’s daughter is having a baby. Her mother is helping give the shower. My fiancé and his ex have been divorced for 21 years. She was the one who cheated, asked for the divorce and ...

But that goal has never been a great way to measure how much allies really contribute to global security. To understand why, imagine two countries. One spends 2.1 per cent of its GDP on defence ...