June 7, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 8

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025 • 5 Sister’s Behavior Has Prolonged A Difficult Period DEAR ABBY: My father died by woman. Whoever has been telling forget about the trash. The pickup with you? Why hasn’t he found a suicide three years ago. My sister, DEAR ABBY you about the nasty things she has comes early in the morning, and I job so he could contribute to his who was initially supportive, later been saying about you should be know you don’t want to get up at room and board? drunk-dialed our mother and said rent depression and anxiety. I was told you no longer want to hear it. 5 to put it out.” I said, “Have your When you pointed out that a bunch of nasty things about her the one who found Dad after the This includes your mother. As for son do it. He doesn’t do anything because you are supporting her and me. Mom didn’t cut the con- suicide, and it deeply affected me. confronting your sister, I recom- except sleep all day and eat all son, HE and not you should take versation short and later told me I’m floored that not only would my mend against it. She isn’t going to night.” “Well, he’s in bed already,” out the garbage, she should have what was said, which included that sister not understand this, but that change. If you haven’t been receiv- she responded. So I took the trash awakened him and informed him she’d continue backbiting me. Dad had done it because my other ing help for your own issues, it’s out and finished the dishes. He his help was needed. For your sake Should I reach out and tell her sister and I are “unstable” and be- time to reach out for some. You are walked past me to go outside and (and his), put your foot down. You why I haven’t answered her texts cause he was sick. from right after it happened? (She entitled to it. And, for your own have a cigarette (that I bought). not only have the right to be mad, I haven’t talked to my alcohol- doesn’t talk on the phone, only sake, continue to avoid your sister Am I wrong to be mad? My wife but you also have the right to make ic sister for a few years now. She texts.) — SON/BROTHER IN and her toxicity. says I’m wrong. — IMPOSED your feelings known. previously ruined a family holiday MICHIGAN UPON IN NORTH DAKOTA with a different drunken outburst. DEAR SON/BROTHER: Please DEAR ABBY: My wife and I DEAR IMPOSED UPON: You Dear Abby is written by Abigail She also squandered some money accept my deepest sympathy for have been married for 40 years. say the son is 42, and you have Van Buren, also known as Jeanne I had given her for a car. I want the tragic loss of your father. I Her 42-year-old son came to live been married to his mother since Phillips, and was founded by her to confront her, but I know she’ll can’t imagine the degree of shock with us four months ago. He has he was 2. Who raised him? Was he mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact deny, deflect it back and try to in- and trauma finding him must have never worked in his life and does with his father? Is there something Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com sult me. I have no time for this. caused you. By now, you must re- nothing. I’m supporting him now. wrong with him that you omitted or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, I am disabled with severe recur- alize that your sister is not a well Tonight, my wife told me, “Don’t from your letter? Why is he living CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield