The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
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Abigail Van Buren
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About Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on until July 2026 by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. It is currently written by members of an editorial staff.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Abigail Van BurenIt is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.
Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for piping. And the Piper!
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.