THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
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Putting a foot in the door
Dear Annie: My daughter put my friend in an awkward
is a sophomore in college and position, and if my daugh-
is starting to apply for sum- ter did get the job, I wouldn’t
mer internships. She’s a great want her colleagues to resent
student — all A’s and B’s — her because she got the job
and a hard worker. She wants through a friend of the boss’s.
to work in the film industry, — Mom With Connections
so most of the places
Dear Mom: Yes,
DEAR
she’s sending her
you should absolutely
resume are media com-
take advantage of that
ANNIE
connection and ask
panies, film studios,
your friend whether
advertising agencies
he has any open
and the like. My good
internships for which
friend of 25 years, who
your daughter might
is like an uncle to my
apply. She is new to
daughter, is the head
the industry, and this
of production at one of
Lane
“uncle” could serve
the top ad agencies in Annie
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
as a great professional
Los Angeles. He said
mentor. Just be sure
years ago that if my
daughter ever needed a job, I to bring it up with him in pri-
should let him know, but he vate, when your daughter isn’t
around. As long as it’s just you
hasn’t brought it up lately.
In this day and age, apply- two, you won’t be putting him
ing for jobs has a lot to do in an awkward position. He
with whom you know. I see can always say no.
At the end of the day,
networking as an import-
ant and advantageous skill you’re just trying to help your
for my daughter to have, but daughter open that door and
I don’t know whether telling get a foot in. What she does
my friend she is looking for an once she’s inside is totally up
internship would be an over- to her.
Dear Annie: This is in ref-
step. She’s brand-new to the
professional world. Would I be erence to “Concerned Grand-
right to do this? I don’t want to mother,” who has a grand-
daughter who does not like to
be touched by other people.
Your response was right
when it comes to the fact that
people should be respectful
to others and not touch them
without asking. However, I
am concerned about why the
granddaughter is so fright-
ened. Perhaps she has been
harassed by someone. Maybe
she has not been taught prop-
erly about physical contact.
Could it be that she actually
wants to say more? This may
be a time to recommend pro-
fessional guidance.
As a 69-year-old grandma,
former day care provider and
school paraprofessional, I
feel the communication that
the granddaughter and grand-
mother are having is a big
start to helping her find a
happy medium with respect
to the problem. May they find
strength from each other in
learning how to deal with the
situation. — Barb
Dear Barb: You make a
great point. I’m passing your
letter along to “Concerned
Grandmother” so she can go
about getting to the root of her
granddaughter’s problem.
3C
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). One person’s “in
order” is another person’s “out of control.” It’s
not true about every day, but today you’ll do
well to work with people who share a similar
style to your own.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If the people
who think about changing the world would
think about changing themselves instead,
they might actually accomplish both scenari-
os. Keep it personal today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s not that you
tolerate dullness better than others, it’s that
your bright, curious mind finds much to grasp
onto where others cannot. The day will bring
you fascinations and delights.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It is impossible
to connect with others on a deep emotional
level for a long period of time without getting
hurt. That’s part of it. If you don’t know that
love hurts, you don’t know love. Be brave.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Experience and
wisdom are connected, but don’t make the
mistake of thinking that just because a per-
son has some life and years under his belt
that he is wise. It doesn’t work for everyone.
Assume nothing; stay aware.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People feel good
around you. Your humor is stellar. The reason
you make people laugh today is that you tell
just enough of the truth. If you told too much
of it, you’d make them cry instead.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The poet William
Wordsworth was right when he said that
“nothing can bring back the hour of splen-
dor in the grass, of glory in the flower” and
yet you’ll find something equally radiant in
today’s experience if you look for it.
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). Maybe there’s
security in certainty, but it’s also essentially
unattainable, so why try so hard? You can
never know what the other person is feeling.
Besides, if you did know, you’d be bored.
Uncertainty keeps spontaneity alive.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People
who knew you back then need to catch up
a bit in order to understand the you of today.
Don’t be surprised if they get it wrong a few
times before they get it right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you win,
celebrate. If you lose, celebrate in a different
way. Everyone misses from time to time.
Defeat is a test. Will you get back up or will
you lose heart?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Give a
thought to how the other person might be
feeling, where he might be coming from,
where she might be going. This is selfless,
but it’s also smart. He could be plotting
something.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll never
look back at your efforts and regret giving too
much or working too hard. Do more than you
get paid for now and later you will get paid for
more than you do.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 25). The
mastery of life skills will happen in round-
about ways. You keep doing your best, mod-
ifying that, doing your new best, modifying
again, and improving in many areas at once.
There will probably not be a clear-cut goal
until April. Then, inspiration and motivation
are extremely strong. You’ll build in July. Aries
and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 5, 4, 29, 35 and 14.