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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, December 29, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Patient’s romantic feelings for doctor cause confusion FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I started seeing a new subject up. I always thought it was doctor six months ago to be treated rude to ask questions about other for a serious medical condition. I people’s finances, and I don’t know respect his medical opinion and the how to respond to their intrusive fact that many doctors treating my questions. condition would be judgmental and I’m very aware of our unique lack compassion. He has offered situation, and I’m extremely grateful both. to my parents for the generosity we While I appreciate his skills as have received. How do I respond to Jeanne a doctor, I have started to develop Phillips friends and acquaintances when they romantic feelings for him. I realize bring up such a sensitive subject? — Advice telling him would put him in an Grateful In California awkward position and possibly jeop- Dear Grateful: Remember this. ardize our professional relationship because You do not have to answer every question that of the ethical implications. I don’t want to is asked of you. When questions about your move on to another doctor because I value home or finances are raised, reply, “That’s his services. How do I get over it? — Anon- very personal. My parents are generous, and ymously In Love my husband and I are grateful.” PERIOD! Dear In Love: Your romantic feelings for Dear Abby: My husband and I disagree your doctor are not as unusual as you may about how to handle taking our children think. When a person needs ongoing medical shopping with us. I believe that, especially care as you do, it’s natural to feel vulnerable while our children are small (they are 3 and and dependent. When that happens, some- 5), the adult with them should keep them in thing called “transference” can occur. The sight at all times, or at least the majority of emotions associated with one person — such the time. If a child moves out of eyesight, as a parent — become transferred to the the adult should find them within a minute. doctor. If you keep this in mind, it may help Are there guidelines on what is appropriate you to better handle your emotions. by age or developmental stage on this issue? Dear Abby: I was adopted at a year old — Helicopter Mom And Free Range Dad by loving parents. Through a lifetime of Dear Helicopter Mom: Your husband is hard work, they have become wealthy. Their an optimist, while you are a realist. Common generosity allowed my husband and me to sense should prevail. When you take your buy our first home and start married life children to a public place, they should remain debt-free. under your or your husband’s supervision at My problem is, their community and all times until they are aware enough that friends, including some of my husband’s and they can’t be lured away by a stranger, and my own, often feel compelled to bring the big enough to fight off a predator. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 29, 1917 The Umatilla river is at flood stage almost as high as last spring and though the crest has probably been reached, there has been a good deal of anxiety felt today lest damage be done. The river lapped above the six foot mark during the night at the Main street bridge and most of the morning raced along at the five feet ten inch mark. This is only a few inches below the high tide reached last spring. The warm rain of yesterday gave way to a day of such mildness today that it was almost like spring. Overcoats have been hung up again and the fires allowed to die down. Doors are open and but for the calendar and the newspaper notices that it is 50 degrees below zero on the middle-west it would be easy to believe that summer was at hand. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 29, 1967 In a service held in the Church of the Redeemer this month, the Rev. Douglas D. Hollenbeck was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. The service of ordination and holy communion was conducted by the Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton, bishop of the Missionary District of Eastern Oregon. The Rev. Richard L. Payne, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, said, “Here is a man, having recently completed some forty years with the Los Angeles Water and Power Company, seeking to find, even in his retirement, new channels for serving his community and his Lord. … Mr. Hollenbeck’s primary respon- sibilities will be calling on the hospitals and rest homes, calling upon the shut-ins and infirm of the parish, and assisting with the worship services of the church.” 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 29, 1992 The Pendleton Bucks cruised to their eighth straight victory in the finals of the La Salle Christmas Tournament Tuesday. The Bucks beat Tualatin 57-28 behind 21 points by 5-foot-11 center Kelli Read, who was playing on a sore ankle injured in a Bucks win over Columbia River the night before. Pendleton’s Melissa Wood had six rebounds, three assists and three steals to go with her seven points and point guard Ganine Moses had four assists and four steals. BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 363rd day of 2017. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1170, Thomas Becket, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II. On this date: In 1808, the 17th pres- ident of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. In 1916, James Joyce’s first novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was first published in book form in New York after being serialized in London. In 1934, Japan formally renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1957, singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were married in Las Vegas (the marriage lasted until Gorme’s death in 2013). In 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. was founded in Seoul, South Korea. In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard. In 1975, a bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people (it’s never been determined who was responsible). In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo of St. Charles, Illinois, were arrested at O’Hare International Airport upon their return from a Mexican vacation for leaving their 4- and 9-year-old daughters at home, alone. Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Rose Lee Maphis is 95. Actress Inga Swenson is 85. ABC newscaster Tom Jarriel is 83. Actress Barbara Steele is 80. Actor Jon Voight is 79. Country singer Ed Bruce is 78. Rock musician Ray Thomas is 76. Singer Mari- anne Faithfull is 71. Hall of Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. is 71. Actor Ted Danson is 70. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 66. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, is 64. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 58. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 58. Rock singer-musician Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) is 56. Actor Michael Cudlitz is 53. Rock singer Dexter Holland (The Offspring) is 52. Actor-comedian Mystro Clark is 51. Actor Jason Gould is 51. News anchor Ashleigh Banfield is 50. Actress Alison Brie is 35. Thought for Today: “The wise man must be wise before, not after.” — Epicharmus, Sicilian Greek comic poet. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
