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Activities May 21, 2022 College student is tested Rney's—-Believe It or Not! trying to reason with mom think, my main reason for join- DEAR ABBY: My 27-year- Dear Abby ing a sorority is not “to party.” old daughter has issues due to It's an attractive option for off- a bitter divorce between her DEAR ABBY: I am a fresh- campus housing, and I think father and me. She treats us man at a Midwestern univer- it would be an effective way to poorly, blames her problems sity, and I love it. I finished meet more people (especially my first semester with straight at such a big school). IfI don't on us and feels she is justified. A’s, and my second semester like how rush pans out for me, How do I handle this? I don’t has been strong. I have a great T have no issue with dropping think she respects either of group of friends and have al- out, but I think it would be us much. As for our relation- ready made plenty of memo- worth a try. ship, we get along as long as \S THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ries. My problem is I have been I want to have an open con- things are going OK for her. MAMMAL, WEIGHING ABOUT AS having a disagreement with my versation with Mom, but she But if she’s having a difficult MUCH AS AUS, pine! mom. I would like to rush a so- is very close-minded. I don't day, I get the blame. Advice? rority in the fall, and while my want to go behind her back, be- dad is fine with it, my mother cause I think that would only - COLD-SHOULDERED IN won't even entertain the topic. do more harm than good. How NEW YORK Tve never shared a lot with should I navigate this conver- her regarding my social life sation? - GOING GREEK? DEAR COLD-SHOUL- because she has always been DERED: Toleratingyour daugh- very strict (for instance, my DEAR GOING: As much as ter’s behavior isn’t healthy for dad knows I enjoy tailgating you dread it, you must have a either of you. Encourage her to Gore tHan and partying as long as my sit-down, comprehensive con- seek professional help for her 2,000 years AGo, grades are good). I am very re- versation with your mother THE FIRST EMPEROR OF sponsible and always take care about this. Emphasize the “issues,” and when she starts CHINA, of everything that needs to be benefits of being in a sorority. the blame game or being disre- completed before I let myself She may be concerned because spectful, shorten the visit, end @w Sar wave, have fun. Dad knows this and in some Greek organizations the phone call or otherwise ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER Since 1950, tHe U.S. was trusts me. However, I couldn’t there have been severe abuses distance yourself. TO SEARCH THE ENTIRE LOST AND NEVER RECOVERED fathom telling my mom about of the pledges, some of which NATION FOR AN A TOTAL OF it. were so dangerous that stu- ELIXIR OF IMMORTALITY. SIX NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Dear Abby is written by Abigail I think part of the problem is dents lost their lives. You may she grew up abroad, and when also want to research the com- Van Buren, also known as Jeanne ee = ee ee eA Phillips, and was founded by her she came to the U.S. for col- pliance history of the Greek Crossword lege in the 1990s, she faced a organizations on your campus mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact severe culture shock. We have before addressing the subject Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com always been very different peo- with your mother, so you can or RO, Box 69440, Los Angeles, ACROSS ple. Contrary to what she may allay any concerns she has. CA 90069. 1 Wound a Current puzzle answers THK MOVIE MIGHT | matador Ss ENEIEE t=] i <C\ TORO |W) >|—||- || >- n Ci |W om O|Ww|2|—|S eZ | WW Z|>|c RE |<c|/O|\2 Ro | >| |z fC] ) |W) O|cc|O|mR o|—|Z|o|w|o >| ORE |wijo|—|o me Z|Ww|— a) OjW) OW + Re Olo|n & Te Watbest |? 5 Family men THING YOU'VE EVER 9 Faux pas S siv|1Vv WRITTEN. 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