<p>&lt;strong&gt;DEAR ABBY:&lt;/strong&gt; I have a friend, “Doug,” I’ve known for 30 years. I moved away, but we get together once or twice a year. I’ve known his wife longer than him and watched their son grow up, attending his sports activities when visiting and contributing to school fundraising activities. He’s a good kid.</p>

<p>&lt;strong&gt;DEAR ABBY:&lt;/strong&gt; Fifteen years ago, after six years of marriage, my husband and I moved 3,000 miles away from everyone I knew. I wasn’t in favor of the move and never felt at home in the new city, but I tried to make the best of it. We struggled financially the entire time because of the recession and our large mortgage. I met some nice people but made only one real friend, who I’ll call “Gayle.”</p>

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<p>&lt;strong&gt;DEAR ABBY:&lt;/strong&gt; I was recently informed that my teenage granddaughter is identifying as a boy. She has a male name she prefers and wants people to refer to her using he/him pronouns. Her parents are supportive, to a point. Her mother uses her preferred name and pronouns. Her father supports her using this name and pronouns in school and elsewhere, but at home, he will still use her birth name and pronouns. He has apparently told her this, and she accepts the situation.</p>

<p>What I love even more than the genius tips my readers send in are the little love notes and thank-yous tucked in alongside them. Honestly, I’m a complete sap for that kind of friendship, and it means more to me than I can say. Knowing there’s a whole community of friends out there reading and enjoying these columns? That’s the wind beneath my slightly frazzled wings.</p>

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<p>&lt;strong&gt;DEAR ABBY:&lt;/strong&gt; My best friend of 60 years lost her husband 13 years ago. She has one son, who is successful and busy with his young family. They try to include her in various family gatherings, but she always has an excuse as to why she can’t attend — she doesn’t drive at night, doesn’t like their friends, etc.</p>

<p>&lt;strong&gt;Dear Savvy Senior:&lt;/strong&gt; Can my kids inherit my debt after I die? I have taken on a lot of credit card debt over the past 10 years or so, and I’m worried that my son and daughter will get stuck with it when I die. &lt;strong&gt;— Indebted Senior&lt;/strong&gt;</p>

<p>&lt;strong&gt;DEAR ABBY:&lt;/strong&gt; I am a 43-year-old woman who has struggled with self-esteem and personal relationships my entire life. My fiance and I have talked in depth about past trauma, but it wasn’t until within the past year that I’ve realized how much of an impact my mother had on those aspects of my life.</p>