October 17, 2026 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 + 5 Daughter With Grudges Makes Herself Hard To Love DEAR ABBY: I have three tion, use the opportunity to in- neral services of a stranger even in-law to wipe his mouth with a grown children and seven DEAR ABBY troduce the idea of family coun- if you are unobtrusive. What do napkin during meals instead of grandchildren. I have solid re- seling. Frame it as your desire to you think? Am I wrong? — PER- using his sleeve? — FATHER-IN- lationships with my oldest and — some of which I wasn’t even understand the past events she is PLEXED IN ARKANSAS. LAW WITH MANNERS youngest, their spouses and their aware of. She has no relation- still unhappy about. If you can DEAR PERPLEXED: It’s hard DEAR F-I-L: There are two children. My middle daughter, ships outside of her two children get Hope to attend a few sessions to label a behavior disrespectful ways to get the message across. “Hope,” has always been distant. and no contact with her siblings. with you, it may be a big step for- when it’s causing no harm ordis- The first would be to “remind” I’ve tried for years to build a re- I love Hope and her children, ward. tress to anyone. I don't know how him in plain English while you lationship with her and her chil- but I’m tired of the abuse. I have isolated this friend of yours is, are at the table. The second quit pushing myself on her, but dren. I miss her so much. Is there any DEAR ABBY: A dear friend but this may be her way to be in would be to speak to your daugh- Hope has suffered from men- hope for us? — LOSING HOPE is obsessed with death and the the presence of others and cope ter about it and ask her to get the tal and physical illness most of IN ALABAMA grieving process. While her fix- with loneliness. Another reason message across. her life, and I'd like to be able to DEAR LOSING HOPE: You ation is not entirely unusual, her could be that she enjoys hearing help her. The problem is that she don’t want the door to close for- actions are. She attends area fu- about people's lives. Rather than Dear Abby is written by Abi- keeps a house full of animals, and criticize or judge her, I think you gail Van Buren, For nearly four ever, so it’s important to keep the neral services two to four times the place is unwelcoming to say lines of communication open. a week for people she does not should simply ask her why she decades, Jeanne Phillips penned the least. I’ve also tried keeping You can continue to call Hope know. She sits in the back, rare- does it. Her answer may be en- this column, which was founded in touch via phone calls, but they and visit occasionally without ly talks to family and friends, lightening. in 1956 by her mother, Pauline always end up with her being enduring the abuse. and leaves quietly, so she says it Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at critical and accusing me of things Each time she tries to steer the isn't a big deal. I disagree. I feel DEAR ABBY: How can I get www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box that happened a long time ago conversation in a negative direc- it’s disrespectful to attend the fu- my nice, college-educated son- 270135, Kansas City, MO 64127. 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