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Grandma worries about boy
Dear Annie: I have eight
grandchildren and I love them
all. I make sure to spend equal
amounts of time and care with
each one of them.
The problem is my son’s
3-year-old child. My son and
his wife live with his mother-
in-law in another state. I have
been unable to see this grandson,
because the wife and her mother
are so afraid of colds that they
will leave the grocery if someone
so much as sneezes.
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the new baby, my son called me
in the rental car to say that I was
not allowed to come because I
had a cold three weeks earlier.
I was able to negotiate meeting
them at a nearby restaurant, but I
was not allowed to hold the baby.
The mother-in-law came and took
the child home before the meal
was served.
Yet, my daughter-in-law
refuses to vaccinate the boy
against more serious diseases.
She also lets him climb out of his
car seat because he fusses in it,
which exposes him to the risk of
death from a minor car accident.
When I send Christmas pres-
ents, she opens them early and
hands them to the child, never
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saying they are from me. I have
sent him clothes, but have never
seen a picture of him in any-
thing but a T-shirt and diaper. At
the age of 3, he is still drinking
formula from a bottle and eating
very little real food.
I am worried about the mental
and physical health of this child,
not to mention my own sadness
that we can’t have a relationship.
Is there anything I can do? —
Perplexed Grandmother
Dear Perplexed: Is your son
not involved in these decisions?
It doesn’t bother him that his son
isn’t belted into a car seat? Or
that he is still getting most of his
nutrition from infant formula?
And we won’t get into the anti-
vaxx movement, which, although
well-intentioned, we disagree
with.
Please gently suggest to your
son that he speak about these
things with the child’s pediatri-
cian, to be certain he is caring for
his son in the best possible way.
If he disagrees with his wife’s
child-rearing methods, he should
not be a coward about it. Even
so, there are limits to what you
can do about your relationship
with your grandson other than
continue to keep in touch, visit
whenever possible and maintain
the most compassionate commu-
nication you can with the boy’s
mother.
Dear Annie: “Out of the
Loop” says her grown daughters
send wish lists for holidays and
birthdays that include e-books.
If she wants to send something
they can open on the actual day,
she ought to look into gift cards.
Plenty of places offer them for
e-books.
These days, gift cards for
many businesses, online and not,
are available at grocery stores,
drug stores, big-box stores, etc.
It’s one-stop shopping for you
and the kids can buy whatever
they want. — Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Virginia: Thank you
for mentioning a gift card for an
e-book, or more generally, for an
online store that carries e-books.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). It’s import-
ant to believe, but if you believe too firmly,
you’ll miss something crucial that comes
with doubt. That would be bad for everyone.
“Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as ab-
solute power.” — Eric Hoffer
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t let any-
one tell you that without the current set of
problems, happiness would prevail. Wrong.
The current problems are part of the happi-
ness, as long as you have the ability to over-
come them — which you do!
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your work is
subtle and classy today, but make no mis-
take, you are changing things. It’s all differ-
ent because of you! Every person you talk
to is an opportunity to make your mark on
the world.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Give your-
self more time to play around with ideas and
try things on for size. This is especially true
in relationship matters, which are best taken
at a leisurely pace right now.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There’s a right
way and a wrong way to ask for things. The
only way to tell which is which is to try all
the ways. You might be surprised at what
is effective — it’s not what you would have
predicted.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you succeed
at something that doesn’t matter to you, is it
really a success after all? And if so, whose?
Tonight will bring an opportunity to invest
your attention and money in the welfare of
others.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Are you really
in debt to someone or not? You feel like you
are, but you’re forgetting all that you’ve con-
tributed to this person and discounting the
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ROSE IS ROSE
currency of your quality attention and talents.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Those who
travel in a pack, keeping their crew close at
all times, will be an intimidating presence on
the scene. You’re more likely to interact with
the lone wolf, as you can relate to fearless
individualism.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Using
your creativity will be key to your happiness.
Tonight: Every question you ask will lead to
a better one. And if you don’t get an answer,
that should tell you something, too!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You
could be well-behaved, but you may choose
not to be, as things threaten to get deadly
boring around you. You can wake them up,
make them laugh and stimulate an appetite
in them that they didn’t even know they had.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Not ev-
eryone in the group is wonderful, but with
enough people working toward a noble goal
you’ll still get a powerful result. Ignore petti-
ness, see the big picture and help the others
do so as well.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Because
you’re strong and you have more to give,
you’ll be asked to give more. Be careful not
to fall into the trap of resenting this. It’s an
honor bestowed on a select few.
WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 2).
You connect people and they, in turn, will
connect you with good fortune. Key introduc-
tions over the next 10 weeks will help your
business thrive while building your commu-
nity. A travel adventure is in the works for
2017. While saving and planning for the big
trip, break things up with a number of short
day-trips. Libra and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 46, 30, 21, 17 and 5.