May 10, 2019 Issue, Page 10 of 14

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Activities Mother’s extrene behavior disrupts family gatherings for the whole family? I do of instances important in- love Mom and care about formation was left on their her, but am at my wits’ end. voicemail, and the person DEAR ABBY: My mother -- REACHED THE END OF is 86 and drives everyone in MY ROPE missed critical deadlines that the family crazy when we cost us money. The head of have to spend time with her. DEAR REACHED: Your my firm deals with alot of She says things that make mother isn’t friendless. younger clients, and it seems people cringe. She’s racist, Her friends are the kindred FEAR OF Ball1Sy CALL homophobic, judgmental and spirits she sees at the radical the younger the person is, critical of everybody and political meetings. Because the less likely they will listen everything. she disrupts family gather- to any of their voicemails, or ‘When we try to point out ings, you and your siblings that what she says hurts need to work out a schedule their voicemail boxes are full, OMPHIALCRHERIA. people, she starts going into so each of you sees Mom and 80 it’s impossible to leave a how much she is hurt -- daily takes her out individually. Ig- message for them. -- FRUS- Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. -- by all of us, how “mean” nore her comments as much TRATED RECEPTIONIST we are to her, and how we as possible. are her family and need to Will it be fun? Probably not. be more loving. We all feel But more ofher time will be DEAR FRUSTRATED: If sorry for her and hate how someone calls the main num- filled, and you all will be able lonely she is. We include her to enjoy the celebrations with ber, it may be that it’s the one in all major holidays and her absent. that showed up on the per- family celebrations, but she is usually the cause ofamajor DEAR ABBY: I'm arecep- son’s phone. Tell the caller blowup or an overall downer tionist. There’s a growing that he or she has reached the for the gathering. trend that people don’t bother MAIN number, and you need Iwish I could help her to listen to their voicemail. see that she’s her own worst Instead they'll call our firm the name of the person before enemy. I hate the idea of and say, “Someone from your you can make the connection. CHE FERNANDINA excluding Mom from family office called me. I want to It's the truth. It might also GIANT TORTOISE, gatherings, but it is nearing speak with them.” They get be helpful to suggest to your “THOUGHT “To BE EXTINCT 2 that point, She has no friends. angry with me when I tell FOR 100 YEARS, WAS SPOTTED IN THE GALAPAGOS IN FEBRUARY 2019. 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