DEAR ABBY: I am estranged from my father and have been since I was 12. (I’m currently 26.) He was emotionally, psychologically and physically abusive to me, and cutting ties with him has been good for ...

DEAR ABBY: I am estranged from my father and have been since I was 12. (I’m currently 26.) He was emotionally, ...

A reader is eager to revive his relationships with his mother and younger brother, which have been on ice ever since he set a firm boundary with his abusive father. By Philip Galanes Last November, I ...

Former tennis champion-turned-commentator Jelena Dokic this week revealed she had sought to reconcile with her abusive father as an adult. He never, however, apologized or showed remorse for the ...

Present-but-emotionally-absent fathers can be especially confusing. It is often easier to understand the pain of a father who ...

A reader worries that if she doesn’t act, the two teenagers she shares with her ex will hear about their grandfather’s predations from cousins. By Philip Galanes My ex-husband’s father died before my ...

Jason Ross Allan Fourmile beat his son to death Caiden, aged five, was abused over several days Fourmile was sentenced on Monday A man who beat his five-year-old son named Caiden to death has been ...

DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to humiliate ...