A reader feels bad about how the boy is treated and want to talk to her friend about it, but doesn’t know how to bring up the ...

She has him doing all of the housework in their home, belittles him constantly and is very vocal about how much she dislikes ...

I want to confront my friend about how terribly she treats her stepson, but I'm not sure how to do so without ruining our ...

My dear friend is stepmother to a 14-year-old boy she clearly dislikes and abuses. She treats him like a servant in his own ...

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

"She has him doing all of the housework in their home, belittles him constantly, and is very vocal about how much she ...

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

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

I raised my son on my own, and thought I was a good mother. Now, though, he is often rude to me. His wife finds fault with ...

DEAR ABBY: My dear friend, “Sandra,” is married with two children. She and her husband have a 4-year-old son together and another son from her husband’s first marriage who is 14.

She has him doing all of the housework in their home, belittles him constantly and is very vocal about how much she dislikes him.