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Activities February13, 2021 Student has trouble getting Qweys—-Believe It or Not! homework help from mom Ono zy worm gacomies.com Pi Here univoanvatrygyn pv hal! are weak in, High school and Dear Abby college students do this (on- folk out of step with today’s society? -- HATES RUDENESS 4 ARE DEAR ABBY: My mom is line for now) for extra money. IN CALIFORNIA ABSovT mad at me. I have been a little You may also find help online 10,000 with Khan Academy or other bad, but I always do the dishes, nonprofit educational organi- DEAR HATES RUDENESS: KNOWN sweep, clear the table and take out the trash. Every day when zations. ‘The way to deal with this kind SPECIES school is finished, I wait for of rudeness is to point out to DEAR ABBY: A couple of the offenders that what they Mom to get off work so she can help me with my homework, our family members habitually are doing is disrespectful. And come late to gatherings, mak- but when I do, she gets upset, ing the grand entrance. They if it happens after the warning, mad and frustrated and stops attended a wedding shower omit them from the guest list. talking to me. She tells me to several years ago. They arrived do it myself, but I don’t know how to do some. She says 'm DEAR ABBY: I clipped and late, ate the food and socialized minimally. Just as the gifts saved a quote you published smart, but I don’t know if 1 am. were being opened, the two of Please help me because I want them got up, smiled at every- years ago. Given today’s chal- my mom happy. — STUCK STU- one and walked out. The rest of lenges, I thought it might be a DENT IN NORTH CAROLINA us were shocked. good time to reprint it: “Things Fifteen months later, the turn out for the best for those DEAR STUDENT: Of course two attended a baby shower who make the best of the way you do. When your mother for the same relative. Again, becomes frustrated while try- they arrived late and barely things turn out.” — BOB IN PAIR OF GLASSES HOU: ee HAVE ing to assist with your home- interacted with anyone. When NEW HAMPSHIRE TO work, the reason may be she the meal was served, they ate MAHATMA GANDHI RECENTLY SOLD AT AUCTION is stressed about something and, just as the presents were DEAR BOB: Amen to that. FOR MORE THAN else after a hard day at work, about to be opened, they got And it applies to so many dif- =340,000.— BY UP TO HO PER or she doesn’t know the solu- up and left. Several attendees tion, Please take that into con- commented on their rudeness. ferent situations. Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. asi iionianacs, DLS sideration, because I have no How do you deal with rela~ doubt you are smart and want tives who feel this is acceptable Dear Abby is written by Abi- to please her. behavior? 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