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I have apologized to no avail about my negativity, but I was angry and hurt that she didn’t want to spend time with us ...

A reader wonders how to rebuild a relationship with her out-of-state daughter.

"We were recorded on video and audio on our daughter’s porch, thinking we were talking to each other privately." ...

We were recorded on video and audio on our daughter’s porch, thinking we were talking to each other privately. We were ...

We were discussing how hurt we were that she didn’t want to spend time with us on our 50th wedding anniversary.

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.

We were discussing how hurt we were that she didn’t want to spend time with us on our 50th wedding anniversary.

Dear Abby gives advice to a woman whose daughter refuses to accept her apology after overhearing a private conversation.

I've tried apologizing for my negative comment, but she hasn't acknowledged her father and I for two years now.