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Activities ‘Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Dedicated dieter is criticized ‘s__-Believe It or Not’ for refusing offers of food Dear Abby them, individually, that you check to paycheck and can- cannot eat their tempting not afford even the smallest DEAR ABBY: How pastries because your doctor of unforeseen bills. I pay would you suggest I deal has told you you mustn’t. I for all home repairs, vehicle with people who continually am sure it is the truth, and maintenance, new applianc- want to sabotage my diet? you should not feel guilty. es, etc. As to your mother, who re- I worked very hard to drop Realistically, without fi- ally should know better, the nancial help, Celia, now 60, more than 30 pounds. I also next time she accuses you of will never be able to retire. have digestive health issues FOUND IN THE SAHARS DESERT that are no one’s business. wasting food, I don’t think Her “plan” is for me to die CAN SURVINE THEIR ENTIRE An example: During the you would be out of line to first, then collect my pen- tell her in plain English that sion, savings, life insurance LIVES By HARDLY DRINKING ANY WATER— “THEY OBTAIN MOITURE coffee break at a meeting she, not you, is the one wast- THROUGH “THEIR SEED-GASED DIET. at work, someone offered and Social Security. Which- ing food by piling more than ever one of us goes first, me lovely homemade baked i you can comfortably eat on she’s set, in her mind. FoR FREE ON goods. I said, “No, thank your plate. FLIGHT LEAVING CBSAa you.” I then got a snide re- Question: Am I ethically mark about being ungrateful or morally obligated to help wonw.ripleys.com DEAR ABBY: When I her financially? Sometimes I for all the “effort that went married my wife, “Celia,” into them” and was urged to want to, other times I don’t. I was still in college, and “just try a little bit to be so- she was a well-paid profes- -- TORN IN THE WEST ciable.” sional with an advanced de- Another time someone DEAR TORN: You and gree. She told me that while plunked a huge chunk of she supported my goals, she Celia are long overdue for frosting-laden something consulting a financial ad- expected me to be an equal viser who can help you get in front of me. Or, a friend brings me a large quantity partner and contribute my fair share. I worked, took out this problem under control. ~ Wau, than seers of candy or wine or strange student loans, and we evenly I suggest you find a credit us FIRST at es THAT IT HAD “To BE geen Wh GAS -PONERED AND SO LARGE HOUSE “To HOUSE BY HORSES.” “gourmet” stuff I can’t eat, counselor affiliated with divided our expenses and all of which wind up in the maintained separate bank the National Foundation for trash even after I have asked accounts. Credit Counseling. Crossword them to please don’t. Flash-forward 30 years: Iam not going to weigh in When I visit my mother, Celia’s finances are a di- on the subjects of ethics and she continues to pile stuff on saster. While I saved, spent morals, but I will say this: ACROSS my plate even after I repeat- As Celia’s husband, you are 1 Nuisance PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED wisely and planned for re- edly say, “No more, thank tirement, she spent foolishly LEGALLY obligated. (If 5 Bramble (var.) she is truly counting on your 10 Pear throwaway PIAITIE A|S|P|SBMS/U/JE/S you.” Then I get a lecture and is now mired in a moun- about wasting food. What death to be her retirement 14 Attention-getter O|W | INIGHRNIE/A|PBAININ|O tain of debt with no savings do I need to be doing or say- at all. She ignored my com- plan, you may need to hire a 15 Theater part MIO|D|E|L G/A|L|ABU|T/A/H 16 Ina frenzy P/L|YMROIVIE|INBBCIA/L|1|ClO ing differently? -- SABO- monsense financial advice food taster.) 17 Feeling miffed TAGED IN CONNECTI- over the years and chose MIA|I|LBMS|E|X| TET 18 Wall Street CUT to live beyond her means TO MY READERS: Sun- holdings MIA/HIA|T|IM|ABBHIA|| -- new cars, long vacations, down marks the first night of 19 Ivy League O|BIE|Y|S BI LIG S|H/O/T|S DEAR SABOTAGED: expensive jewelry, etc. the Jewish holiday of Pass- member C/L|1 |OBBA|LIO|INJE LIVIAIN Take your easily offended I am now comfortably over. 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