December 1, 2021 Issue, Page 6 of 8

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6 Activities December 1, 2021 Husband wants wife’s history to repeat itself for four years and have four so I won’t have to go through Dear Abby little ones under the age of 4. another “funeral.” They are with him. I haven’t spoken to his fam- DEAR ABBY: I am a 44-year- I am getting mad at him for ily members in that state since old woman who has been mar- not writing often or sending the funeral. I did speak with ried for three years. We all photos. I realize he’s busy tak- his sister -- once -- during the have a past. Unfortunately, I ing care of the babies, but am I past year (we live in the same made mistakes in mine that being selfish to think he should city), when I dropped off some I foolishly mentioned to my make time for me? -- INMATE of her family’s things that my husband when he asked. He is MOM IN NEVADA husband had. Can I just go and someone who doesn’t let go of take care of it? Must I inform things easily. DEAR MOM: I am glad you the family? I would much pre- I had a threesome in my ear- asked. I am also glad you rec- fer just going to the cemetery ly 20s, which I didn’t think was ognize the fact that your fiance and then coming right back a big deal because I was young has his hands full, working to home. -- YOUNG WIDOW IN and experimenting with my support his family while taking NEW YORK sexuality. He’s now insisting care of the little ones. Because on my having one with him. you have more time on your DEAR YOUNG WIDOW: He thinks I cheated on him be- hands than he does, spend cause when we met nine years Contact the owners of the cem- some of it writing to HIM and ago, I was still friends with the etery and ask this question. If the CHILDREN. Tell them how people involved. I love him, your husband’s family owns much you love and miss them. but I feel like he wants to have the plot in which their mother Describe your daily activities his cake and eat it too. What and your hopes for them. If is buried, you may need their should I do? -- CORNERED IN you do, it may make your bond permission to open her grave LOUISIANA with them stronger and bring and add your husband’s ashes. them closer to you until you If you do not wish to have “an- DEAR CORNERED: If you’re are released. other funeral,” it is, of course, against the idea, you should your prerogative, but I doubt refuse. And if he persists with DEAR ABBY: My husband you can slip this past them. his wacky idea, the only “three- and I were married 10 years some” you should agree to and in our 40s when he passed Dear Abby is written by Abi- would involve the two of you away three years ago. His gail Van Buren, also known and a licensed marriage and wishes were that his ashes be as Jeanne Phillips, and was family therapist. split -- half to me, and half to founded by her mother, Pau- be buried with his mom in an- line Phillips. Contact Dear DEAR ABBY: I’m an inmate other state. I want to go there Abby at www.DearAbby.com or at the women’s prison. My fi- P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, Crossword by myself and take care of it ance and I have been together without notifying his family, CA 90069. Current puzzle answers Get Fuzzy Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield Dilbert