March 26, 2022 Issue, Page 5 of 8

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Activities March 26, 2022 Selfish bride wonders if Rneys—Believe It or Not!fe she’s being selfish AAAAMMMU.. OUP ings with other staff and upper Dear Abby devastated if he missed out on celebrating the most im- management in my office. Pieney Wor.v's portant day of my life. I also My question: When welcom- Bic THUNDER MOUNTAIN DEAR ABBY: I am being do not want her in the wed- ing people into “my space,” RAILROAD ROLLER COASTER married to the love of my life. ding photos, which is a whole should I wait for them to be HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HELP = 7. 8 Aside from my soon-to-be hus- other issue. Am I being a self- seated or, as this is my home band, the most important par- ish Bridezilla, or should I voice ticipant in our wedding will be my concerns to my father prior turf, can I just go ahead and PEOPLE PASS KIDNEY STONES. Li’. Pe2A-WeEe my 70-year-old father, whom to the big day? - APPREHEN- sit and then wait for them to Deerite REACHING I adore. Dad has been dating SIVE DADDY’S GIRL get comfortable? I have at- (6 FEET OR MORE IN a woman, “Mary,” on and off tempted to gauge my actions LENGTH AS ADULTS, since my parents’ divorce 25 DEAR DADDY’S GIRL: Have on other staff, but it hasn’t GIANT PACIFIC years ago. Mary has always you not learned by now that helped, as each seems to have OCTOPUSES ARE had health issues (lupus, kid- you cannot control what an- their own agenda. Until now BORN THE SIZE OF A ney disease, alcoholism, etc.), other person does? I’m sure I have played it by ear, but a PEA. 0 she rarely attends family your father would love to definitive answer would be ap- functions. Dad is in excellent spend every moment of your preciated. - TRYING TO SETA health, enjoys the outdoors special day with you, but there GOOD EXAMPLE and is very involved in his are other priorities to consider. children’s and grandchildren’s Mary, whose health is poor, is DEAR TRYING: If I am es- lives. making every effort to be there Recently, Dad has been to honor you. If it becomes too corting people into my office, spending the majority of his much for her, what would you we usually seat ourselves at the time taking care of sickly Mary, have your father do -- call 911 same time. If you are with a cli- including spending six weeks and let the paramedics haul ent, say “Please, have a seat,” in a distant city while she un- her off? In the interest of fam- and wait for that person to derwent surgery and recovery. ily harmony, PLEASE grow up My siblings and I feel Dad de- and stop obsessing because, to with co-workers, it isn’t nec- get comfortable. When you're Kine reneuins serves someone who can enjoy say the least, it is unbecoming. essary to stand -- or sit -- on HAVE DOUBLE-JOINTED NECKS life and participate in similar AND CAN USE THEIR BEAKS TO As to the wedding photos, if ceremony. activities, but we acknowledge you don’t want her in the pic- wavripleya.com SCRATCH THEIR OWN BACKS! this is the person he has cho- tures, pose her on the END, so Dear Abby is written by Abi- sen to be with. you can crop her out of them if Mary will be attending my you wish. gail Van Buren, also known B=ZG crernstns oy andrews Meee for FS, as Jeanne Phillips, and was ©2022 Ripley Enter wedding as my father’s guest. If she’s feeling ill, tired, or too DEAR ABBY: I have a ques- founded by her mother, Pau- weak to withstand the fes- tion about office etiquette. My line Phillips. Contact Dear Crossword tivities, I am terrified Dad will job requires that I meet with Abby at www.DearAbby.com or make an early exit to take her many vendors and salespeople, P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, ACROSS back to the hotel. I would be as well as hold informal meet- CA 90069. 1 Hands, slangily MAKING SOME. NEW jas RESOLUTIONS, 10 Hooray ter 6 Kind of jockey FMMEIS) EE! @MeI BKK’ GOOD Fo me!” (hyph.) FONE EIMOM EMGE 14 Island farewell SIOIN| LAH / S/O} !9/ 1 /H rv 4B aay ikowise FIFI) = ERS Ne) Fae) ENE! gl ytapneny'or GER) NRE! TWalviofaly & il] =i) 17 Playing cards ME OV SM@isisiniais 8 18 Paddock B\d/O]Y OMG) 1/N O|OM d | 1/V a9 eer FINS) EIEN! 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