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Grieving girl worries friends
Dear Annie: I belong to a
large group of friends across sev-
eral states who get together often
to camp and ride motorcycles.
Recently, one couple in our group
had a terrible accident. The hus-
band was killed and the wife suf-
fered brain damage. “Jane” does
not remember the accident and
only recalls her husband because
she has been told about him. She
is not capable of making any major
decisions.
Here’s the real tragedy: Jane has
two children. Her 21-year-old son
is now responsible for all of the
decisions, and he is overwhelmed.
Fortunately, he seems to be adjust-
ing. We can’t say the same for his
17-year-old sister, “Astrid.” Her
world has fallen apart.
Right now, the entire show is
being run by Jane’s mother-in-law,
who never got along with Jane. She
plans to sell Jane’s house and move
Astrid in with her. She recently
took away Astrid’s phone and car
as a punishment for not doing her
chores, leaving her unable to visit
her mother or stay in touch with us.
No one in the family seems able to
stand up to this woman. We have
no legal standing and are frustrated
watching this runaway freight train.
Jane’s family has asked for our
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advice, but all we can tell them is
to get a lawyer and they don’t have
the funds for that. I know both sides
of the family are grieving, but this
is just a mess. Please help. — Har-
ley Momma from Texas
Dear Texas: This is such a
tough time for everyone. Try to
keep in mind that, although Jane
and her mother-in-law are not close,
it doesn’t mean Mom is mistreat-
ing her granddaughter. You are get-
ting only one side of the story. Also,
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ney is good, the family should clar-
ify what for. Does someone want
custody of Astrid? Is the grand-
mother keeping Astrid from see-
ing her other relatives? If so, per-
haps the entire family can pool their
resources or look into Legal Aid.
In the meantime, please do
your best to stay close to Astrid,
not only through social media and
phone calls, but also by befriending
her grandmother. She lost her son
and now has responsibility for her
granddaughter. It would be a kind-
ness for you to offer assistance, and
it also will be supportive of Astrid.
Dear Annie: This is about “Not
a Creepy Guy,” whose soon-to-be
daughter-in-law thinks he’s creepy,
for no particular reason.
My 30-year-old daughter, with
whom I have a wonderful rela-
tionship, has told me that young
women think men in their 50s are
creepy just because of their age and
gender — no matter how gentle-
manly or polite they may be. She
says now that I am entering my 60s,
I am leaving behind the “creepy
middle-aged” guy demographic
and will enter the “kindly grandfa-
ther” stage. I am looking forward
to it.
Hopefully, this daughter-in-law
is looking at a stereotype and has
no particular concern. But he is
right to talk about it with her. —
Too Old to Be Creepy
Dear Too Old: We have never
noticed this particular stereotype
and think it is odd and potentially
damaging. But thanks for mention-
ing it. We hope the new daughter-
in-law will grow up before Dad is
too old to care.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You seek the
guidance of someone strong and objective.
You may even prefer the impersonal direc-
tive of a book or self-guided program. Your
desire to learn will be answered in the even-
tual acquisition of serious skills.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Discard your
conventional notions of what it means to
dance and a wondrous ballet will unfold be-
fore your eyes. This ballet will be performed
by people, objects and ideas alike.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some may
mistakenly think you are indecisive. It’s just
that they don’t currently understand your
information-gathering process. You like to
know the full range of options before you
make up your mind.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not
always the case, and yet you have been
before — and will be again — the essen-
tial crux of the action around you. For now,
enjoy your position slightly out of frame.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your idea of play-
time is different now from what it was when
you were a child, but it’s no less crucial to
your development as a person. In playful
acts you will discover yourself and grow.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You do have
support, though it might not be as specif-
ic or as plentiful as it could be. How much
better would you feel with even more people
around you who were supportive of you liv-
ing the life you want to live?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a point
in which you can actually hurt a relationship
by operating too generously inside of it. So
why not cash in on that stack of karma chips
that has been steadily growing over the last
few weeks?
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
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Hope is a
hard thing to hold in your hand sometimes,
but you can totally wrap your head around a
realistic paper plan. So write it all down. Plot
and scheme. This is how you’ll push through
to the next stage.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s
been suggested that a fallen halo becomes
a collar just waiting for someone to snap on
a leash. You’re better off avoiding the angel
stereotype altogether by reminding some-
one now that you’re not perfect.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You
would love to experience more grace in your
life. You embody grace in more ways than
you think, and yet you need someone to re-
flect this back to you to see it clearly.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can
appreciate that people love you the way
you are, and maybe you even feel some
pressure to stay that way. But quite simply,
there’s something in you that doesn’t want
to. You’ll spread your wings tonight.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your hos-
pitality is so attractive, which could be hu-
morous to you, because it does feel at times
that the responsibility has been thrust upon
you. This is only because you’re so good at
it!
SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 26).
You’re in sync with the cosmic clock this
year. You’ll take a professional leap in April
and someone will catch you. May and June
show you getting into better physical shape
and taking great pride in an accomplishment
of determination. The good luck you experi-
ence in July will center on a new group of
friends. Scorpio and Capricorn adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 5, 49, 33, 28 and 1.