Aunt Is Left Home Alone Due To Poor Holiday Plans

DEAR ABBY: My sister Ruth and I spent most holidays dining out together after our families grew up and left home. Ruth died last year and her daughter Lara began inviting me for holidays so I wouldn't be alone. I have tried to decline, but she ...

Groom's Mom Turns Bridal Shower Into A Mob Scene

DEAR ABBY: I agreed to be maid of honor at my best friend's wedding. I am now planning her bridal shower and just received the guest list from her mother and the groom's mother, Alicia.

Alicia has given me the names of about 30 guests and says...