Q: I have been reading your comments on forgiveness. I sadly admit I am quick to anger and slow to forgive. A few years ago, a very beloved and trusted group that was everything to me betrayed my ...

Advice Dear Abby: I can’t force my daughter to forgive me, but banning me from her wedding brings me to tears Published: Feb. 05, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

Dear Abby: I had a psychotic breakdown 20 years ago and did things I'm still ashamed of, including leaving my 13-year-old daughter and husband. I've worked hard to change and seek forgiveness.

Sometimes, life presents us with moments that leave a lasting mark—whether from choices we’ve made, chances we’ve missed, or ...

The lingering problem is her oldest child (a daughter, age 35) who is unwilling to forgive and seems to hate her mother now. My niece refuses to have any kind of relationship with her mom.

My daughter got married recently and invited her father but not me. I was devastated. I have been trying so hard for so many years to reestablish trust and show her I love her. I know I can’t ...

Dear Heartbroken: Nineteen-year-olds generally don’t cut out contact for no reason, so your daughter’s reaction likely ...

When my daughter had cancer, my other children carried our family with grace, compassion and strength I didn’t know I’d one ...

DEAR ABBY: My close friend “Janine” complains to me about the horrible way her daughter speaks to her and always brings up the past. Janine has asked her daughter to forgive her for anything ...