Dear Abby is an advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name.
I agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana -- if it's prescribed by a physician. I cannot understand why the federal government should interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, nor why it would ignore the will of a majority of voters who have legally approved such legislation.
Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her times. She's pretty stiff competition for the plain young matron who's overweight and under-financed. If there is going to be friction in this relationship, it could start from envy and resentment in the younger woman. But Father Time is on her side, even if Mother Nature played her a dirty trick
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
I can't think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
You are what you are when nobody is looking.
Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.
Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they're alike. They're both wonderful as long as they last.
You could move. ' ---"Dear Abby" responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
How should they answer?
Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores - it's called partnership.
It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.