Home modified for disabled OK for able-bodied, too

distance of my work, had been on the market for two years. The sellers were thrilled to have a buyer at last.

Should we have passed on it and continued our search? —

Dear Owner: Of course not! The house served the needs of the couple who built it. Now it is yours and doing the same for you and your family. Enjoy it!

Dear Abby: I am 32 and in a relationship with a 31-year-old single mother. Her son, “Steven,” is 7; her daughter, “Jessica,” is 15.

I am a stay-at-home dad. Both kids refer to me as “Dad,” as I have been a part of Steven’s life more than his (incarcerated) dad has ever been. Because I am a stay-at-home dad, this means I take Steven to his doctor appointments and activities.

I was informed three weeks ago that Jessica is pregnant. When I take our boy to doctor’s visits, the office wants guarantor information, and I always sign. But after a recent checkup of his, I called for results and was lied to — “We don’t have the results back” — and Jessica’s doctor said they can’t release information to me.

Abby, I’m in this for the long haul. If doctors will let me sign to pay their medical expenses but I can’t have the results, what can I do? —

Dear “Dad”: A guarantor is different from a legal guardian or parent. Have the kids’ mother call the doctors and request the information so she can share it with you.

And if you haven’t suggested to Jessica’s mother that her daughter be put on long-acting birth control, the time has come.