January 12, 2022 Issue, Page 6 of 8

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6 Activities January 12, 2022 Man’s anger begins to boil over in everyday exchanges and giving other drivers the these negative emotions can Dear Abby finger is not only unwise, but go a long way to help you avoid dangerous. These days it could taking them out on others. I DEAR ABBY: I am becoming get you killed. For the record, a sometimes wonder whether more and more irritated with bad mood is not a valid excuse anger management should be people. My fuse is short and for taking it out on someone I’m prone to bursts of anger. added to school curriculums to you think has asked a stupid Today I watched another driver help the next generation learn question. If a query is sincere, run a red light, and I proceeded to communicate in a healthy no question is “stupid.” to honk my horn, lower my Your loss of self-control -- manner, rather than simply window and give the guy my if recent -- could be related to reacting. middle finger. (Yeah, I know it frustration or misdirected an- DEAR ABBY: My dear friend was risky, but I couldn’t resist ger at something out of your “Francine” loves male atten- the impulse.) control. Does experiencing tion and flirts with men, mar- I am sick of people! They are, these feelings mean there is ried or unmarried, at parties in my opinion, self-centered, something “wrong” with you? and on other occasions. I don’t inconsiderate jerks who need Not necessarily, as long as you think flirting with married to be smacked. Stupid ques- find ways to manage your emo- men is proper because it sends tions also set me off. I have tions before exploding. We are the wrong message. I also don’t been snapping at my wife and all human. We all make mis- kids, which is not something think their wives appreciate takes. I intend. What can I do to get her behavior. Am I off base? I My booklet, “The Anger a grip on my temper and not in All of Us and How to Deal would appreciate your input. act out the way I have been do- With It,” offers suggestions -- OLD-FASHIONED IN ARI- ing? Is something wrong with for directing angry feelings ZONA me? -- REALLY A NICE GUY IN in a healthy way. It contains MICHIGAN suggestions for managing and DEAR OLD-FASHIONED: DEAR NICE GUY: The “Sea- constructively channeling an- Your dear friend may do this son to be Jolly” has always ger in various situations. It not because she’s trying to been stressful, as is its after- can be ordered by sending your break up a marriage, but be- math, when it’s time to pay the name and address, plus a check cause she needs validation and bills. This last holiday season or money order for $8 to Dear wants to reassure herself that has been more stressful than Abby Anger Booklet, P.O. Box she is attractive. If the wives most for any number of rea- 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054- Crossword sons. find her behavior a threat, they 0447. Shipping and handling Anger is a normal emotion. are included in the price. can tell her that themselves, or Everyone experiences it from It takes self-control and exclude her from their gather- time to time. But lowering maturity to react calmly in- ings. Current puzzle answers one’s car window, playing the stead of striking out in anger. P.S. Is it “proper”? No. Does horn like a musical instrument Recognizing what is causing it happen? Quite often. Get Fuzzy Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield Dilbert