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FEATURES 6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 Self-medication worries sister Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: My sister lives with my father. She is supposed to be helping him, but she has a problem with depression and self-medicates with marijuana and alcohol. Do you have any recommenda- tions as to how to handle her? She is VRGLI¿FXOWWRZRUNZLWKDQGZLOOQRW admit that she needs help. — Con- cerned Siblings Dear Siblings: We’re not sure ZKDW \RX DUH ORRNLQJ WR GR ,V WKH GULQNLQJ DQG SRW XVH H[FHVVLYH" Does your sister neglect or abuse \RXU IDWKHU" +DYH \RX VSRNHQ WR your father? Has he voiced any com- SODLQWV"$UH\RXZLOOLQJWRWDNH'DG into your home to better care for him? Can you afford to hire occa- sional help for Dad? ,W¶V XQOLNHO\ WKDW \RX ZLOO FRQ- vince your sister to treat her depres- VLRQE\WDONLQJWRDGRFWRURUDWKHU- apist. You have tried discussing it, to no avail. 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There is no drug or cream available that will both alleviate our painful V\PSWRPVDQGLVVDIHIRUXVWRWDNH ,¶P JODG WKHVH ³7KUHH 6H[\ %URDGV LQ9HUPRQW´ DUH KDYLQJ WKH time of their lives in the bedroom. -XVWGRQ¶WH[SHFWWKLVWREHWKHFDVH IRUDOORIXVDQGWKH\VKRXOGQ¶WPDNH us feel guilty for not enjoying a bet- WHUVH[OLIH,DPWKDQNIXOWRKDYHD loyal husband who understands the FKDQJHV,¶YHJRQHWKURXJKDQGORYHV PHDQ\ZD\,ZRXOGGRWKHVDPHIRU him. — Grateful to Be Alive ARIES (March 21-April 19). Alone you’ll get stuck on a project, but with a partner you’ll ac- complish what you both can be proud of. Keep with the same partner you started with. Your loyalty will be rewarded. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Living the easy life gives you no joy today. There’s something in you that needs to contribute in a way your heart deems worthwhile. If you can make someone else’s life better, that’s what will give you joy. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re the only one holding you back. Today, the recognition of this may inspire complicated emotions that will fill the entirety of your emotional wheelhouse. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t al- ways wish to be spoiled by great waves of ad- miration and affection, and yet, once in a while, it’s nice to feel the rush of power that comes with knowing that someone is absolutely crazy about you! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Follow the bright lights and noise of the crowd. There’s some- thing in the mix that will speak to you. Valiant and creative, you defeat the odds and carry at least one other forward into victory. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your best efforts will be richly rewarded. Unfortunately, some efforts that wouldn’t even make your top-10 list will also be richly rewarded, so you’ll be faced with the challenge of being extremely honest with yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is always an element of unconscious material at work in the situation. However, now it’s bursting through your awareness in such a way that you can no longer ignore it, at least inwardly. It may still be inappropriate to talk about. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While you are FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE won over by positive thinking, you are quite skeptical of those who seem to be operating from a state of chronic denial. While you don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, neither do you want to co-habitate inside of it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Not all attention is love. Those with a victim mentality get that wrong. They also tend to confuse love with what others can do for or give to them. You’ll show real love by believing in a person’s ability to help himself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your day- dreams will be powerful, so this is the perfect time to imagine yourself as the healthy, suc- cessful, happy person you want to be, doing the vibrantly exciting things of which you know you’re capable. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A system you put in place long ago is still up and running and helping you (and others!) get smoothly through life. Let it be an inspiration to you as you go forward in creating a new system this weekend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You want your loved ones to feel your love, so you demon- strate it in the way you think they would most like to receive it. It is worth mentioning that this may be very different from how you’d most like to give it. FRIDAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 11). It’s sim- ple really — you meet people you would love to spend more time with, then you make that happen. Ambitions will be fired up over the next six weeks. Your commitment to a job will attract the heavy hitters who can help you excel beyond your expectations. July and No- vember represent landmark agreements. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 3, 33, 38 and 41.
