June 14, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025 • 5 Selfish Grandmother Has Consistently Shown Her True Colors DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of telling busy young adults they must apartment. I am heartbroken. I’m and grandchildren before deciding six and a grandma to four. We are DEAR ABBY plan trips to visit someone who crying a lot but trying to keep myself to pack up and move. a close family and enjoy each oth- didn’t try to establish relationships together. I get scared being here in If you feel you would have more er’s company. My mom is nearly 80. she seemed annoyed to be there. with them when they were young. our apartment by myself, especial- social interaction if you return to For reasons I could never under- Now that her grands have almost Any advice? -- TORN DAUGHTER ly at night. I do arts and crafts and where you used to live, that may be stand, she didn’t enjoy my children reached adulthood, my mother IN WASHINGTON other things during the day. I have when they were growing up and wants to connect with them. She DEAR DAUGHTER: Your been thinking about moving back to a valid reason. For now, join a grief didn’t connect deeply with them. texts them often and sometimes only responsibility is to remind where we used to live because there’s support group (online, if transpor- She once commented to me that invites them to visit. They respond your mother of the truth. When it not a lot of public transportation tation is a problem), and continue she was bored with women her age politely, and a couple have gone to was time to establish a relationship here. My grandkids are close by, but learning how to adjust to life as a because they were “obsessed” with visit her, but none seem interested with her grandchildren, she chose most times I’m alone. I am misera- single person. their grandchildren and she wanted in a deeper relationship. This both- to be absent. Then explain that pres- ble. What should I do? -- ONLY ME deeper conversations. ers her, and she has been asking me suring them to include her in their NOW IN PENNSYLVANIA Dear Abby is written by Abigail Mom moved away and would to pressure them to visit her and in- lives after she excluded them from DEAR ONLY: Please accept my Van Buren, also known as Jeanne mostly visit just for holidays and clude her in their lives more. But to hers won’t have the desired effect sympathy for the loss of your part- Phillips, and was founded by her birthdays. When the children tried them, she is a distant relative. They because that ship sailed a long time ner. You stated that his death was re- to share things that were going on in don’t feel close to her. ago. cent and traumatic. Because of that, mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact their lives, she wasn’t interested, and What is my responsibility now? I I caution you to wait for about a Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com we eventually stopped inviting her wish they had a closer relationship DEAR ABBY: I lost the love of year before making any life-chang- or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA to sports events and recitals because with my mom, but I feel awkward my life recently. He died here in our ing decisions. Consult your children 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield