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6A FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Special needs require love Dear Annie: I have a ilies with kids who have spe- 3-year-old grandson with cial needs deal with a lot. Show autism who is nonverbal. “JT” some compassion. — Where Is makes a lot of noises (i.e., the Love? Dear Where Is the Love: yells) to let us know what he I wish the people at the next needs. My daughter, her husband, table had been the ones to write their kids (they also me a letter, because DEAR have an 18-month- they’re the ones with old) and my husband the problem. Your fam- ANNIE ily handled the situa- were recently at a fam- ily-friendly restaurant tion just fine. for lunch. JT was in a As for how to really happy mood and respond in the future, making noises to show the benefit of the doubt that. The table next to is a good place to start. them asked whether If it seems possible Lane they could quiet him Annie they really don’t real- Creators Syndicate Inc. ize JT has a disability, down or remove him simply say, as your son- from the restaurant. My son-in-law explained that in-law did, “He has autism.” he has autism and there was You might even try smiling nothing they could do to quiet to underscore that there’s no him. We always try to engage problem. If people are just him and keep him enter- plain being cruel — well, there tained to quiet him, but some- are no magic words that can times he’s too happy to quiet transform them into compas- down. I know it can be irritat- sionate people. But you can tell ing and annoying, but how do them exactly what you told me: we answer these judgmental Families who have kids with people? I need an appropriate special needs deal with a lot; comeback to let these people show some compassion. know that although they think If I hear from other families JT ruined their lunch, they in who have struggled with this fact ruined his family’s. Fam- and come up with good come- THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018 By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. backs, I will print them here. In the meantime, to answer the question posed in your signa- ture, the love is clearly in your family, especially JT. Dear Annie: I have a friend who was in a similar situa- tion to “Refrigerator Robber- ies.” His roommate’s brother, “Hank,” crashed on their couch for most of a summer. Hank would eat their food and never replace any of it. My friend fixed that one day when he realized that the large can of dog food was the same size as the “hearty beef stew” can. He switched the labels and put the “stew” back in the cupboard. Later that day, when my friend smelled some- thing strange, he found free- loading Hank heating up the “stew.” “This smells a little funny,” Hank said. My friend replied, “No, that smells fine. That’s really good stew.” I believe that solved the prob- lem. — Pete in Cape Cod Dear Pete: If there’s one thing this job has taught me, it’s that people get pretty resourceful with their revenge. I suppose all is fair in love and fridge wars. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Knowing that your reputation will precede you, what do you think it should be? What could they believe that will set them up for a fulfilling experience with you? To a great degree, you’ll be able to shape this story if you choose to. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). One can use many different rulers to measure success, such as the ruler of finance, of social media numbers, of fitness ... but it is the ruler of inner peace that will tell you the true measure of your success. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To know what you do — the value you bring and the possibilities that lie in a relationship with you — makes for confidence that speaks better than your words could today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Instead of asking whose responsibility it is, assume it’s yours. It’s really “ours,” but you can’t do “ours.” You can only add the “Y,” and maybe others will do so, too. In this way, you cultivate a sense of universal responsibility. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your soul’s code is like DNA. While it might be interesting to study, you don’t really need to understand it to operate by it. Ask questions if you must, but the answers you seek will be revealed through action, not questions. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The subgroup you know so well has its own set of very specif- ic problems — problems that other people don’t even know are problems — and you’ll solve more than one of them in the weeks to come. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A meditation for the day: At any particular time, you’re either feeling connected or disconnected from the love source. You can be with people and feel disconnected from love, and you can be alone and feel connected to love. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There is so much that you share with others, and there’s really no need to highlight differences. The peaceful way is to focus on how we are all essentially having a similar human experience. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The muses will come and go on their own schedule, like birds flying overhead. You can do certain things to attract them. Put out a feeder, so to speak, to invite inspiration to land and stay awhile. 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 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Modesty isn’t always meek; nor is it always mild. You’ll stand tall without bragging and people will feel the weight of your presence, which is not heavy so much as substantial. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve been known to go to great lengths to stay out of con- flict, and this is often for the best. But there are some things worth fighting for. You won’t have to fight for them today, but you’ll make note of what they are. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s pretty easy to tell the bad habits from the good ones. The answers are always the result of a long-term formula. Bad habits ultimately deplete you, and good habits ultimately grow you. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (June 29). Your vocabulary changes this year. The words you use most and least often will be different as you progress along the path to your goals, picking up new knowledge and changing your priorities as you go. Adventures with family will be the stuff of legends. September and November bring cash-outs. Capricorn and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 40, 6, 24 and 38.
