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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.