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Activities June 18, 2022 Grown child wants mom to Rine,'s——-Believe It or Not!/- Dear Abby move past divorce am sorry about what happened to your parents’ marriage. That eight to 10 hours a day. I get w Sous byLVATORE 2Z2O2ZI, IrALian artist GARAU SOLD HIS INVISIBLE SCULPTURE Jo Sowe” done what NEEDS to be done. oo your mother has been unable Of the many other businesses DEAR ABBY: When my sib- to move beyond the divorce FOR OVER ling and I were 6 and 10, our we've known, the wives are and quits therapy the minute 18,000. parents sat us down and told us a therapist says something she expected to do this. How do IT EVEN CAME WITH & they were getting a divorce be- doesn’t want to hear is very sad I make him understand? — CERTIFICATE OF cause Dad had an affair. Mom -- for her. What you need to un- WORKING ENOUGH IN CALI- AUTHENTICITY! was, to say the least, incredibly derstand is that some people FORNIA hurt. Her hurt and resentment cling to their “victimhood” for haven't subsided to this day. comfort. It buffers them from Dad has never apologized to DEAR WORKING ENOUGH: having to recognize their own her, but he has supported her contribution to their failure. From your description of your financially ever since. Because you have tried in weekly activities, you are not Mom has tried therapy, but the past without success to only living up to normal expec- the minute a therapist upsets help your mother let go of her her, she stops going. My par- bitterness, I'm advising you to tations, but exceeding them. ents both now live near my sis- stop trying. For your own sake, Explain to your husband that So ter to help care for her twins. when she starts complaining people are individuals. Human oe Mom is constantly upset with about your father, change the bodies don’t all function alike. things Dad does or that he’s subject, end the conversation not friendly enough with her. or tune out. Enabling her isn’t If he can’t get that through his She says he is nicer to strang- helping either of you. head, have your doctor explain ers than he is with her. it to him. I don’t want to seem insen- DEAR ABBY: My husband Has he considered what it sitive, but they have now been and I have a business and work divorced longer than they were together. He takes care of would cost him to hire some- Qn 2021, 4 BADoeR married. It’s exhausting, and sales, and I keep the books. I one else to do all the jobs you BURI ROWING INSIDE A it is starting to feel like we are have raised his children, sched- are doing? Perhaps he should Cc AVE IN SPAIN enabling her. I hate that what uled all appointments and consider that before criticizing UNEARTHED happened has defined the last taken care of everyone’s needs, and flogging you to do more. HUNDREDS OF ROMAN two decades of her life. Is there including the pets. I also do all Tell him you'll spend an extra COINS FROM AT LEAST somethingI can say to commu- the cooking, cleaning, laundry, 1,600 vears Aco. nicate that it’s way past time to shopping, etc. hour or so at the office if he be over this, but in a nicer way I tend to suffer from depres- agrees to take up some of the "wor gocomles.com Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UES. wwwriploys.com ©2022 Ripley Entertainment inc. — that may be helpful, and maybe sion and need at least eight slack at home. won't leave her too much room hours of sleep each night. Be- PS. I can understand why Crossword to tell me I’m victim blaming? cause of this, I work at the -- WHAT'S PAST HAS PASSED office only four to five hours you “tend to suffer from de- a day. 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