Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Frankly, I’m confused and not interested in feigning sudden interest in a situation I was excluded from knowing about.

I contacted her father, who said the child was born two months ago. This cousin is not a teen or unwed. She’s a professional and married. I am puzzled, not only because I wasn’t told, but mainly because her message did not announce the birth,