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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 2018)
6A FEATURES Yelling causes rift in family Dear Annie: I’ve been mar- hadn’t offered a true apology. ried for 10 years. My husband She couldn’t promise it wouldn’t and I live about 15 minutes from happen again, so I am just done. his mother. Things have never I don’t want my child in that been great between my mother- position ever again. in-law and me, but we’ve always Then my mother-in-law tried to overlook our differences. approached my parents about When my husband it. I feel that she has no DEAR and I were first married boundaries. My hus- band felt it was fine, and didn’t have kids, we ANNIE saying she was an adult spent a lot of our free talking to other adults. I time with his mom, but couldn’t disagree more. now that we have young We talked about children, I have decided counseling for my hus- to do what makes me band and me, but that happy. My husband vis- its his mother every Sat- was almost four months Lane urday, but I usually stay Annie ago. I am lost, and it Creators Syndicate Inc. home. A few months affects our relationship. ago, I joined my hus- I believe that it’s driving band, and there was an inci- a wedge between us. — Lost and dent in which my mother-in-law Frustrated yelled profanity at me in front of Dear Lost and Frustrated: my young son — claiming she You are not married to your was angry that I had “taken him mother-in-law. Your instinct to away” from her. She was yelling go to marriage counseling is a at my husband and me, not our good one, especially because son, but the stress still impacted this problem reached a fever him greatly. He asked about it pitch four months ago and noth- ing has been resolved. Your afterward. I’ve talked about it with her. husband has to speak with his The first time, she apologized mother about her unacceptable but said I took it the wrong way behavior. Yelling in front of chil- or overreacted. So we talked dren is never a good idea, but again, and I explained that she cursing out a child’s mother or THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018 TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. father in front of the child is just plain unacceptable. The issue is her verbal abuse of you, and until she accepts responsibility and stops doing it, she will have to suffer the consequences of not seeing her grandchild. Marriage counseling will give you and your husband suggestions for bringing her back to her grand- child on your terms. Dear Annie: I am in mourn- ing for the loss of greeting cards in today’s world. I send many cards throughout the year for birthdays, anniversaries, deaths and illnesses. Even when I can- not afford a birthday gift for a friend, I try to pick out a greeting card. I happily remember going to my mailbox on the days prior to my birthday and receiving cards from friends and relatives. Now it’s just a Facebook post saying, “Happy birthday!” To me, Facebook “happy birthday” posts are for acquaintances, not friends you have known for years or family members you love and respect. — Discouraged Dear Discouraged: The decline in sending greeting cards is another unfortunate byprod- uct of our convenience-driven culture. ARIES (March 21-April 19). For the versatile singer who is great at doing impressions, the most challenging song is the one sung in his own voice. Today you’ll be challenged to deliver like only you can — to sing your song in your voice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Why not just believe that you’re lucky? Someone’s going to find that money on the ground. It may as well be you. You’re looking out for it ... and for all the meta- phorical representations in which money on the ground can come. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re not a daredevil exactly, but you’re still a risk taker, especially in nonphysical areas of life. The bold move you’re considering is pretty audacious, even for you. Position yourself well first. CANCER (June 22-July 22). First impressions will be important today. All future interactions will be colored by someone’s initial response to you — but, hey, no pressure! As long as you dress the part and put away your phone, you’ll be ahead of the game. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To learn about the world, babies observe the design, behavior, purpose and effect that things have. Then they make an association and record it as fact ... but that doesn’t make it true. It’s a case study. Most of life is just a case study. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Boredom is a fun kill- er. Yes, there’s always something more interest- ing about the situation if you can break free from the old frame. But life is much simpler if you’re already somewhat fascinated by your subject. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A friend who knows you well enough to sense when you’re hiding something ... now that’s a treasure! There are cons to it, of course, but they are not as import- ant as being truly seen and understood. 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). Eventually, you’ll have the experience and wisdom to run things, but for now you’re better off coming up with ideas from the naive position in which you happen to be. Strikingly bold insights come to you because you’re free of influence. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). That feeling of familiarity upon meeting someone for the first time takes many forms. Instant love: Where have you been all my life? Instant kinship: It’s like you’ve been here all my life. Instant boredom: Oh. You again. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re usually so ambitious, but right now you may not want to commit to business, or even to a hobby. Why should you? Isn’t it enough to just have interests? You can have so many at once. And interests are totally free. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s a pain to have to pretend or fake a story to spare someone’s feelings. You’ll do it if you have to, because it’s kind (though you’ll avoid the dynamic completely by being around people with whom you can be honest). PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be met with resistance, but don’t let this deter you. All you have to do is raise your energy a few points — the resistance will back down, and the road will be clear. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (FEB. 23). Your life brightens in this new solar cycle, and you’ll be tempted to credit this to a special person or lucky event. It’s really you, functioning at a higher ca- pacity and letting more into your world. March will be characterized by a helper’s high. The distant horizon of June is a place you’ll return to again and again. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 13, 49, 8 and 16.
