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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATI URDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 * 5 Husband’s Sharp Tongue Cuts Deeper Than He Can Admit DEAR ABBY: My husband and this miserable person, you will diet. of them.) I have been married a long time. DEAR ABBY have to learn to ignore his com- Because my wife now has a A heart healthy diet needn't Our relationship is stable but ments. When you do that, he special diet she must follow, she be onerous, and it could benefit rocky. I have suffered from de- the rest of the day. will likely increase the frequen- has told me I can no longer eat you, too. If you crave something pression since childhood, and I His behavior is getting old. It cy of his “funny” remarks. When anything in front of her that she your wife can't eat, have it else- am now trying to manage it. My ruins things between us. If you that happens, continue to ignore can’t eat. I must eat only the food where so she won't be tempted. husband has his own issues. One tell someone that what they say him, invite a friend or two to she eats. My health is good, and It’s not a huge sacrifice to make, of them is that he often brings is hurtful, but they discount it, have lunch away from the house I have no dietary restrictions. Is and her life could depend on it. up something he finds “amus- what then? Things he may think or run an errand. If it reaches this demand she is making of Dig deep, give it a try and re- ing” about my parents. For ex- are funny are not always funny the point that it’s intolerable, me fair? How do I deal with it? mind yourself that this is what ample, he mocks my dad and to me. Any advice? -- NO JOKE consult a licensed marriage and -- PUNISHED IN ILLINOIS. a supportive spouse does for the the home I grew up in because it IN OHIO family therapist or talk to an at- DEAR PUNISHED: I suspect person they love. wasn’t fancy. This is hurtful. DEAR NO JOKE: Your hus- torney about how to set yourself the diet you obliquely men- I don’t appreciate my husband band certainly has a cruel streak. free. tioned may be a “heart healthy” Dear Abby is written by Ab- bringing up Dad’s quirks to be- He says things he knows will one. If that’s the case, during the igail Van Buren, also known as little him. When I say I don’t ap- hurt you, blames you for feel- DEAR ABBY: My wife was re- last 20 years (or so) the Ameri- Jeanne Phillips, and was found- preciate it, he starts yelling and ing hurt and then u: cently diagnosed with a partial can Heart Association has pub- ed by her mother, Pauline Phil- telling me that he’s not trying to excuse to punish you. arterial blockage. It isn’t blocked lished many cookbooks offering lips. Contact Dear Abby at www. hurt me and that I shouldn't take for this is passive-aggressive be- enough to warrant an angioplas- a variety of delicious recipes. (I DearAbby.com or P.O. Box it that way. 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