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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
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remind your sisters that they could who to call if there is a gas leak.
have less time to repair this than
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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.