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Activities Couple does battle over who Rmeys—-Believe It or Not!: handles household bill-paying acontrol issue. It is also an my parents during some dif- indication that your husband ficult times, but she still says doesn’t have enough to do. things that hurt like, “I'm DEAR ABBY: My newly Because the bill paying is glad you two never had kids.” partly a social outlet for you, Well, lo and behold, I retired husband and I lead anice life and are in good you should not allow the task ended up getting pregnant at health. Our two girls are to be taken over. Tell your 40, and we have an amazing grown and established. Our husband he needs to find son together. I keep try- battle is over my husband something else to do -- mow ing to start over with Mom, “taking back” some of the the lawn, paint the garage, especially since my son was duties I have performed volunteer his time -- but not the bill paying because it born, but she has continued for years, like paying and makes you uncomfortable. her evil ways. mailing out our monthly Ym finally done with her, bills, some of which I pay in person. Acompromise might be and my husband and Ihave This task is easy forme for him to pay some of the decided to move to another and never a hardship. We bills online and you pay the state where my husband’s have excellent credit. He rest. However, if something family lives so our son can now wants all the bills to unexpected happens to your grow up surrounded by lov- come to him online, and he’ll husband (illness, death, mur- ing people. I feel sad, but my pay them online, leaving me der?), you absolutely must mother is not willing to ac- out of the process. He knows know how the online system cept us. Am I doing the right Tenjoyed doing it and consid- works so you can assume the thing by moving? (My father ered it my purview. task seamlessly. passed away, and we hung in Iwant to continue to. through her verbal abuse just handle bill paying as I always DEAR ABBY: I met my to make sure Dad was well have, occasionally taking a husband 22 years ago and taken care of.) -- ANXIOUS statement to a department decided to move in with him. store or whatever. Paying for checks is not a problem Iwas 21. My mother has never approved of him. He INARIZONA 1% iWheeae for us. Luse a debit card for is a blue-collar, hardwork- DEAR ANXIOUS: I'm to wn “TOMATOES regular shopping and a credit ing, huge-hearted man. We sorry for what you and your card in certain stores. I am fell hard for each other, and husband have been put CLAM T ommpere not a spend-a-holic. Ididn’t care that he wasn’t through. You have clearly ‘My husband paying bills rich. I know Mom was disap- tried to make the relation- IN IKE TYGON é online cuts me out of the pro- cess, and I don’t like it. I pre- pointed thatI didn’t marry a doctor or a lawyer. Instead, I ship with your mother work, MASSACHUSETTS. GOT INTO HIS FIRST FIGHT AFTER A THUG KILLED ONE OF HIS BELOVED PIGEONS/ fer the method I have used married the man I fell in love Because YOU are a mother for decades. Is this more of a with. now, focus on creating a 6-28 2010 mptey Entertainment ine. Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. control issue than anything The last 22 years haven't happy life for your son, your else? Any ideas? -- STIFLED been easy. She acts like she husband and yourself. You IN WASHINGTON accepts him, but then she are doing the right thing says horrible things about for the right reasons. 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