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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017 FEATURES Saying no to a messy vacation, vacationers Dear Annie: I hope you should I do? Please help soon, can settle a conflict I have as summer is approaching. — with my boyfriend of almost No Mess, Please nine years. One of his adult Dear No Mess: This situ- children has a wife ation is stickier than a dirty spoon. This and two children. He DEAR wants them to go on is your vacation, and ANNIE you shouldn’t be act- vacations with us. The problem is that they ing as the take-along are extremely messy. housekeeper. Yet as Grandpa’s girl- My boyfriend agrees they are extremely friend, it’s awkward messy but will not for you to set down rules for his family. talk with them about it, and I cannot deal Annie Lane This really is your Creators boyfriend’s mess to with their mess — Syndicate Inc. which always goes clean up. He should from one end of the unit to the absolutely talk to his son and other, both inside and outside. grandchildren about tidying When they use something, up. Stay strong. If he refuses they just leave it wherever, to talk to them, treat yourself including dirty dishes with to a peaceful vacation on your food still on them. They are own. perfectly capable. It stresses Dear Annie: My daugh- me out, but I stay strong and ter “Luann” has a master’s refuse to be their maid. degree in business. Yet she I have given my boyfriend will not use it. Instead, she has a condition: He needs to talk a low-paying job as a cashier with them about keeping our in a dollar store. She is obese common areas picked up, or I — weighing 240 pounds at will not be joining them. What 5 feet 1 inch tall. She is very obstinate; you cannot tell her anything. Apparently, instant gratification, french fries and Diet Coke are more important than a healthy body and attrac- tive appearance. What can I do for her situation? Would hypnosis help her to change her attitude? — Heartbroken Mother Dear Heartbroken: Never mind her attitude; let’s focus on yours. I know that as a mother, you’re coming from a place of love. You think your criticism will help. But your letter sounds judgmen- tal, and if you’re approaching your daughter with the same tone, it’s no wonder she’s not listening. Luann is an adult now, a well-educated one at that, and she will make her own deci- sions. All you can do is be a friend — and friends don’t shame friends. Build Luann up. The better her self-esteem is the more empowered she’ll feel to change her life — if that’s what she wants. 5A TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). What someone said to you long ago is still part of your inner scenery, like words drifting on a lake of thought. Go on and ignore them a while longer. Someday they will wash up on the far shore and never get in your way again. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Comfortable people are more honest and generous than defensive people. Your kindness, astute attention and warmth will make people comfortable around you. You’ve much to gain. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Everyone seems to need you at once — part of the deal when you’re the cosmic darling. Just remember that you have the choice of when and if to respond to people. Their urgency doesn’t have to be yours. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You want to share, but choose your audience carefully. Some stories are like hot meals that start to cool off as soon as the air touches them. Consider a diary first and then see how you feel when the private writing is done. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You feel like a fountain, the water of emotion circling through you, the same feeling being pumped up and falling from you. It’s the circulation that keeps this fresh. You’re willing to feel unimpeded — an attractive feature. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t make the weather outside, but you can go where it’s usu- ally sunny this time of year. Similarly, you don’t make the weather inside, but you can escape to tropical vacation spots of imagination at will, so what’s stopping you? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You shouldn’t have to pay to have your senses enlivened: It’s a point of reference, a state of mind, and it’s free. You’ll go where the scents rhyme and the colors beat out 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 a rhythm your eyes can’t help but dance to. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your ambition will have you setting lofty goals you’re not likely to hit. However, you’ll get much further than if you hadn’t aimed so high. The key will be to interpret all success as significant and to maintain a joyful tone. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you fall for someone, the ride down comes with a rush and a hope that you’ll be caught or land on something soft. When you believed you’ve been tripped — well, that’s a far less enjoyable trajectory. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A strong sense of style isn’t really a matter of good taste or bad taste; rather, it’s a specific set of mindful choices and intentions repeated in an identifiable pattern. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you first made your decision, you weren’t sure. Now you’re starting to love this choice. The best part about it is, the more you love it, the less you need other people to love it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you had to point it back to a single event that tweaked the relationship, you’d be stumped. It was probably something minor, and it wasn’t your fault, either, but that doesn’t matter now. What matters is fixing it. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 13). You’ll invest your heart in projects and be intensely fulfilled this year. Set out with faith that the path before you will be cleared. The next three weeks you’ll brainstorm and keep clarifying your vision. Return often to your creative influences. August through October bring toil and sweat then a big cash-in. Libra and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 40, 4, 49 and 17.
