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FEATURES 6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 I’m sick of my sisters feuding Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: My oldest and youngest sisters are 10 years apart. They used to be good friends, but in the past three years, something apparently happened and now they can’t stand to be in the same room together. At family events, the ten- sion is awful. They can’t talk to one another without condescension and sarcasm. My parents and I are caught in the middle. Each sister comes to me to complain about the other. I have tried to get them to talk it out or call a truce for the sake of the family, but it continues to get worse. My oldest sister will invite everyone for dinner except my youngest sis- ter. Then my youngest sister com- plains to our mother. Mom is 86 years old and wor- ries constantly about her daugh- ters. My brother wanted to move back home to help with my parents, but he changed his mind because he didn’t want to deal with the bad vibes coming from our other two sisters. No other family mem- bers will talk to them about this, because they don’t want to hurt their feelings. I am so sick of this family feud. Is there anything we can do with WKHVH VHO¿VK DGXOWV" ² The Mid- dle Sister wives become incapable of doing common household tasks. What is good for one is good for the other. Please print my list of things a Creators woman should know if her husband Syndicate Inc. were no longer around, or incapa- EOHRIGRLQJWKHVHWKLQJV²Dover, Kathy Pennsylvania Mitchell and Dear Dover: Thanks. Here it is: Marcy Sugar .QRZKRZWRFKHFNWKHÀX- ids in the car (oil, power steering, Dear Middle Sister: Does any- brake, windshield washer). Also, one know the original cause of this know how to check the air pressure DQLPRVLW\" 6RPHWLPHV D PLQRU in the tires and properly wax the problem can become a major rift FDU2UNQRZZKHUHWR¿QGDUHSX- because it isn’t dealt with at the table mechanic and car wash. time, so it festers. Could you, your 2. Know where the main water mother, your clergyperson or a pro- shutoff is located in the home in fessional mediator get the two of case a pipe bursts. them in a room together to discuss 3. Know where important LW" papers are kept (car titles, insurance One common problem with SDSHUVGHHGV,5$DQG&'FHUWL¿- estranged siblings is that they cates, bonds), as well as retirement spend years unable to enjoy each information and medical records. other’s company, only to regret it 4. Know what to do if the pilot ZKHQLW¶VWRRODWHWR¿[<RXPLJKW light goes out on the gas stove and remind your sisters that they could who to call if there is a gas leak. have less time to repair this than 5. Know how to replace the bat- they think. We hope one of them teries in the smoke detectors/radon can be the bigger person and make detectors in the home and do it WKH¿UVWPRYH every six months. Dear Annie: A while back, 6. Know where the fuse box is I read with interest a letter from and how to change a fuse. “Jungle Jim in Indiana,” regarding .QRZKRZWR¿[DWRLOHWWKDW the things men should know if their has stopped working properly. Annie’s Mailbox ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re too worried about making the right move. Don’t think so hard on this one. There will be ge- nius that shows up inside of your action, but you have to take it first to find out. Trust yourself. Move. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Follow your intense desire to figure things out. You won’t be able to, not in one day anyway, but that’s not the point. Being involved in the puzzle will connect you with others. (SET ITAL) That (END ITAL) is the point! GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s some- one who makes you feel funnier and more confident. It’s no surprise that you want to be around this person. Why wouldn’t you want to be around the person who brings out your maximum awesome? CANCER (June 22-July 22). Do you find it strange that your subconscious mind isn’t thinking about anything and yet it’s totally in control? You’ll see evidence of this, and it will inspire you to stop with the over-thinking. Believe that you’re enough. You are! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Someone is put- ting on a show just for you. If you don’t think this is true, try walking out of the room and see if that doesn’t stop the action. Hopefully you’ll find this all to be quite flattering. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People will want you to weigh in on their lives. It’s not like they can’t make a decision without you; it’s just that they prefer to do it with you. More than anything, they crave your atten- tion. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The truth of the matter is that you’re doing a job that’s really not your responsibility. You said you would, though, and that is reason enough to follow 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 through. You’ll be lucky when you do. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You feel like your life is an open book, but there’s more mystery around you than you might have guessed. Keep it that way for a while! Someone is just getting to know you and you can have some fun with this! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you don’t like the way a situation is going, throw on the brakes immediately. You’re so creative now that you’ll be able to come up with several alternatives. Be bold. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve an excellent eye for detail. Put in the time it takes to make things look and feel exactly how you want. Believe it or not, being fussy and specific will be very lucky for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your atten- tion will be yanked back to something that seems, upon a cursory look, to be innocu- ous enough. Something about it isn’t quite adding up. Pay attention. If it doesn’t feel right, it’s not right. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Why ha- ven’t you forgiven yourself yet? The real problem isn’t that you messed up; it’s that you’re not letting yourself move past it. Just let go. There’s no reason to be this hard on yourself. WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 16). You read the hearts and minds of those close to you. You can sense even the quiet- est anger, fear, joy and elation. You’ll employ this skill to make a relationship truly great. A professional advance will lead to a better liv- ing situation. You’ll make a substantial pur- chase in July. Your family will grow in Sep- tember. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 39, 20, 11 and 14.
