A12 East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, August 4, 2022 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ Mom struggles to adjust to new living arrangement FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE B.C. PICKLES BEETLE BAILEY BY LYNN JOHNSTON BY MASTROIANNI AND HART BY BRIAN CRANE has now, but she may have too Dear Abby: My elderly much idle time on her hands. If mother spent her entire adult she can’t find things in common life spending her men’s money, with her neighbors, perhaps she and now she has morphed into could make friends volunteer- an entitled, self-absorbed and ing for some of the charities or vapid woman. She blew through activities in the community. You her inheritance years ago with would be doing her a favor to no regard for future needs. I J EANNE suggest it. However, if her cry- have now moved her into senior P HILLIPS ing spells increase, she might housing near me. She wants to ADVICE benefit from being screened for make friends, but the problem depression by a medical profes- is that she thinks she’s better sional. than everyone. She criticizes Dear Abby: I have been in a mostly people’s dress and perceived social sta- tus. Although she looks like a frail old online relationship with a man for years. lady, she’s in denial. She also has bouts He is a musician, and we met after one of crying and irrational concerns and of his shows. We live a thousand miles apart and, since COVID shut the world demands. Abby, my mother has a roof over her down, we have seen each other only head she can afford, food, access to health twice. We love each other very much and care and family nearby. She’s just used have developed our relationship via tex- to the constant go-go-go of her former ting constantly. My problem is I’m not a country club life (which she never paid wealthy woman, but I have been sending for). I’m recently retired, and her manip- him more than $1,000 a month all this ulations and the effect she could have on time so he can post his music on various my marriage have me stressed-out. Please websites. I’m not entirely comfortable with this. I have a strong aversion to be- advise. — Stuck In The Muck Dear Stuck: You are a caring, if frus- ing used, which is what it sometimes feels trated, son. You mentioned that your like. What do you think I should do? mother has spent her entire adult life in- — Out Of Tune In Delaware Dear Out Of Tune: Listen to your in- dulging herself and living the “country club life.” Change at any age can be dif- tuition. Tell the musician you love him ficult, but as people age, they can become very much, but you will have to stop send- less resilient, which is more of a challenge. ing him money because you can no lon- I can understand why your mother might ger afford it. It happens to be the truth. sometimes shed tears over her changed How he behaves in the months that fol- status and even be in denial about it. You low your announcement will show if he didn’t mention how much freedom she is on the level or if you have been used. BY MORT WALKER DAYS GONE BY 100 years ago in the East Oregonian GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL The scouts were up at 5:00 a.m. Norris Graham, Geo. Summerville, Raymond Rugg, Ed Hale and Gordon Keane cooked breakfast. V. Archie Twitchwell, Louis Hartrong, Red and Alfred Downs. M. Kirby hiked to Meachem for supplies and mail with Russel Lovell, Norris Graham and Donald Swainbnak. Dinner at 12:00; macaroni and cheese, pork and beans, bread and butter, stewed raisins and cocoa. In the afternoon the boys took little hikes around camp and played baseball and horseshoe. Some of the boys picked huckleberries. Allen Cardon, Alfred Downs, Elmer Warren, Clarence Thim and Willie Laing cooked supper. At 10 o9clock Scoutmaster Kirby arrived from town with a case of cantaloupes from Mr. Cardon and ten dozen doughnuts from Mrs. Swainbank. All gifts gratefully received. The oïcers also grabbed horses and tried to track him on horseback over the ridge. A helicopter was called to help in the search but this was given up when Archer got into the timber and brush. Sherif Bob Oliver said today that the Pine Creek country where Archer eluded the oï- cers is extremely rugged and nearly impos- sible to walk. 25 years ago in the East Oregonian Adam Guenther, serving as First Citi- zen for Oregon Boys State, recently had the opportunity to meet President Clinton, sit in on Senate proceedings and stop by for a chat with Oregon9s own senators while at Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. Guenther also had the chase to run for vice president of Boys Nation. He made it to the fourth round before losing his bid.