Dear Abby
Dear Abby

Dear Abby: I married "Larry" five years ago, and he is good to me. I have two beautiful grandchildren who are my daughter's. If I don't see them once a week I miss them. (They are 2½ and 16 months old.) Larry doesn't miss the babies or want to see them once a week. Sometimes when they come to the house, he doesn't speak to them or play with them. He says he wants his peace and quiet at the house.

Larry's great with the babies in public. He is also good about playing with our friends' kids. But he doesn't want the grandchildren to spend the night here because he doesn't want his sleep disturbed. (He can get up at 4a.m. to go fishing, though.)


I miss my family, my daughter and the babies. Do I leave? — Unhappy in the Sunshine State





Dear Abby: Does being invited to an engagement party "guarantee" you will also be invited to the wedding? — Looking Ahead in Washington, D.C.

Dear Looking Ahead: Yes, it does. And for that not to happen is a huge breach of etiquette on the part of whoever is hosting the wedding, whether it's the bride's parents or the couple themselves.
