DEAR ABBY: Our son and his girlfriend had our first grandchild 18 months ago. We helped them move out of their rental house before the baby was born and buy a cute little house, which we made sure was ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Finances are tighter, and the outreach feels relentless. It stings a little to realize that our only connection seems to be tied to money.

I’ve experienced something similar, falling asleep easily when sitting quietly, and a sleep study helped uncover the underlying cause.