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6A FEATURES Nephew’s wedding guests feel ignored and slighted Dear Annie: I’d like your welcome and appreciated. Tell me what you think. opinion on what I feel was a breach of etiquette on the — Feeling Snubbed Dear Feeling Snubbed: part of my nephew’s new This woman may mother-in-law. DEAR not be the hostess Recently, my with the mostess, nephew got mar- ANNIE but I would let this ried in Chicago. My one go. Weddings family of seven flew are extremely hectic, from Connecticut to and those involved the wedding for two in the planning have days. The bride’s a lot on their plates. mother never made The mother of the an attempt to meet us Lane bride was probably at the rehearsal din- Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. consumed with mak- ner or at the wedding. ing sure the events We even saw her the day we were flying home. went off without a hitch. If She looked at us but made she didn’t introduce herself, no attempt to come over and it was not out of malice. And if you really cared so much speak to our family. The trip cost us a lot of about meeting her, you might money, along with the gen- have crossed the banquet hall erous monetary gifts we all and introduced yourself. Dear Annie: I just read gave. The bride and groom thanked us, but we felt it the letter from the 80-year- was extremely rude of the old parent who advised chil- bride’s mother to ignore us. dren to call their elderly par- An introduction and a “thank ents. My advice to elderly you so much for coming all parents? Instead of wait- this way” would have gone ing for your kids to call, call a long way in making us feel them! When I was a young adult, the only times my mother ever called me were when a relative had died or someone was seriously ill in the hospital. My hus- band’s mother never called him, either. An elderly aunt did call once in a while, and it was always such a treat to talk with her. My husband and I make it a point to call our adult chil- dren every now and then just to chat. If they are busy (my mother’s excuse for never calling me was that I might have been busy, sleeping, not home, etc.), we keep it brief and just tell them we were thinking of them and will talk some other time. Keeping the lines of communication two- sided has been nothing but great for our relationship with our children. — Anony- mous, Too Dear Anonymous, Too: I agree completely. The best way to get people to call you is to call them first. Let’s all stop glowering at our phones and use them. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve good reason for resisting an idea. You’re probably avoiding potential pain; this is legit. But the pain will be temporary and mild. Consider accepting the fact instead. The more you accept, the more you can change. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It may seem strange, but some people react to stress by portraying the picture of total confidence. Be aware that the one who most seems to have it together may be hurting and in need behind closed doors. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Once upon a time you gave much away, and you did so unflinch- ingly. Now you wonder why you devalued what you had to offer. Don’t worry; you’ll get another chance, and you’ll do it differently this time. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You need to be able to disagree with your partner without going to war. Furthermore, a strong team needs to know how and when to set aside differences and form a united front. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Guilt serves little pur- pose now. Your conscience has served you well. The wrongs of the past have been processed, the lessons learned. Let go and accept the grace of your own forgiveness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Everyone is a piece of work. Luckily, the only piece of work you’re responsible to take on is you. You can try to take on the others, but it’s a guaranteed waste of time. Love and support doesn’t mean doing the work for someone. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The anticipation of pleasure is exciting and may even turn out to be the best part of an upcoming event. It won’t be the first time that memories of the buildup and 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 preparation overshadow memories of an actual event. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone will be the shaper, and someone will be the shaped. For this reason, it’s important to be around people whose influence is likely to be good, or who will be better off because of your influence over them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Do not as- sume that the person who is causing you incon- venience or hurt is doing so willfully. Chances are that this person doesn’t realize the impact he or she is having. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Remind yourself of just how far you’ve come — not to fluff up your ego or fill yourself with pride, but to wake you up to the fact that this challenge in front of you is much like ones you’ve already surmounted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Many people try to avoid pressure. You’ll use it instead. Tempo- rary tension or discomfort is what motivates you to take your life in an exciting direction. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a seduc- tion in elegant reasoning and elaborate rational- izations. Resist the allure. Blame and explana- tion detract from the job at hand: self-reflection, owning up, truth, healing. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 6). You’ll be someone’s angel this year and have many heavenly experiences to fill out the role. This month your life is gaining new structure that will help you achieve a status you’ve long wished for. You’ll be part of an unstoppable team in September. Financial highs come in December and March. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 29, 14, 37 and 5.
