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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JANUARY. 4, 2025 + 5 Meteor-Watching Excursion Gets Fiery For The Wrong Reason DEAR ABBY: I have been an wrong to tell her I should’ve been mixing into our business. My cause I force him. Have you any amateur astronomer for 25-plus DEAR ABBY asked first, since I am the hostess husband never told her to stop advice? -- BURNED OUT IN years. I always go meteor watch- for two days and nights? -- STAR- se he never could stand up NEW YORK ing as well as observe any celes- it would be an adult event, as we'll dy, I didn’t stand up for DEAR BURNED OUT: I agree tial event. This year I invited my be up half the night and traveling DEAR STARRY-! EE Your ither. I finally had it and that the dynamic you have de- brother-in-law and his wife to 30 minutes to get to the dark sky brother-in-law should not have cut her off to an extent. scribed is unhealthy. It appears watch a meteor shower with my site. I do this every year. invited anyone along without My husband says he supports your husband is more bonded husband and me. Since we both I told my SIL that my BIL clearing it with you first. What me but has never shown it. He with his mother than he is with have campers, I reserved and paid should've asked me first, since they did may have been well-in- now often speaks to her away you. Do nothing on impulse the deposit for two camping sites I invited them and made all the tentioned, but it was also rude. from the house and lies to me or out of anger. If you are truly at a nice location, close to some arrangements for this event. We If any of those girls shows an in- about it. Since I stood up to her, burned out, continue talking with of the best night skies. The reser- talked on the phone for 90 min- terest in astronomy, in the future, he has also pulled back from me your therapist to help you decide vations were made more than a utes before I told her my BIL was you might choose to invite them emotionally, which he was barely how to move forward. month ago. wrong for not asking me first if it for this kind of event. But their capable of before. She still mix- My sister-in-law, who I dearly was OK. presence should not have been es into every part of his life and Dear Abby is written by Abigail love and have been good friends Moments after we hung up, she sprung on you the way it was. gives him speeches like he’s still Van Buren, also known as Jeanne with for more than 20 years, texted me and said to cancel their her little child. Phillips, and was founded by her called me yesterday to let me reservation because they would DEAR ABBY: I have been I am finished with this un- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact know my BIL had invited three not be attending. We are driving married for nearly 20 years. My healthy dynamic. I insisted on Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. of their preteen granddaughters. 90 miles to this campsite. They mother-in-law has always been therapy but have seen no change com or P.O. Box 69440, Los An- Abby, I thought they understood live 30 minutes from it. Was I passive-aggressive, critical and in him at all. He goes only be- geles, CA 90069. Laie Fee eae See, HUMANS WANT To PERSAIALLY, JUST CROSSWORD OPFRESS YOU GUYS, WANT To SET YOU" GUYS But The ofriCAL ADRIT, IN THE OceRNL, TM. A MODERATE? Wit PEND ‘to 5 PON THE FLER PARTY. 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