May 7, 2021 Issue, Page 4 of 7

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5 May 8, 2021 Activities Veteran feels used by friend demanding her discount letter because it’s time for you for that. Should I reach out to Dear Abby to summon up some more. Un- them again and tell them he less you want this person to DEAR ABBY: While shopping needs them now more than continue taking advantage of with a friend recently, I was you, set her straight. She is not ever, or should I just let it go put in an awkward situation entitled to the discount, and like he told me to years ago? -- in regard to a store discount. you must learn to refuse if and EX WITH A HEART Having served in the military, when she puts you in that posi- I qualify for a discount at that tion again. particular store. She was aware DEAR EX: If you think it will of that discount, and while she DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband soften their hearts, contact was at the checkout lane, she always had a difficult relation- them once more and tell them yelled at me, “Hey, you! What’s ship with his family. I never that you have forgiven him for your phone number for your understood and would force military discount?” the hurt he caused you and sug- him to call them on holidays, We are both retired and liv- birthdays and special occa- gest they stop punishing him ing on one income, although I sions. We divorced after he for it. However, it’s entirely am married and live on my hus- had an affair. It was ugly at the possible that some of your ex’s band’s pension. She’s retired start, but we are civil now. other bad decisions may have from a job in the medical field, Following the divorce, CO- owns her home and shows up VID and some bad decisions affected his relatives. If that’s conveniently at friends’ homes on his part, he has lost every- the case, let the matter drop. for coffee and food. thing. He’s now homeless and Remember, there’s a difference I was so dumbfounded at her lives in his car or at motels. The between being softhearted and request for the number that I other day he came to me des- gave it to her. I’m uncomfort- softheaded, and he must solve perate. I took him out of the able going shopping with her cold for a while, fed him and his own problems without you now. I haven’t addressed it dropped him off at a friend’s. being dragged back in. with her, and I have tried to I then reached out to his fam- avoid any shopping trips with ily to tell them about how bad Dear Abby is written by Abi- her since that incident. It feels he is doing. I didn’t even get to like she’s stealing my valor tell them before they cut me gail Van Buren, also known since my husband and I served off saying they have washed as Jeanne Phillips, and was in the military. Am I too eas- their hands of him because of founded by her mother, Pau- ily offended? -- RETIRED IN his bad decisions. line Phillips. Contact Dear ALASKA My ex isn’t perfect, but al- Abby at www.DearAbby.com or though he never did anything DEAR RETIRED: I’m glad to his family like he did to P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, Crossword you mentioned valor in your me, they are punishing him CA 90069. Current puzzle answers Get Fuzzy Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield Dilbert