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August 6, 2022 Activities Family’s Dismissal Of Career Rine's——-Believe It or Not!/- No Longer A Joke I managed to step in, it’s still when she told me she was go- HE Dear Abby weighing on me. I have tried ing to the beauty salon. When HUMAN BYE explaining what I do numerous the call connected to her vehi- CONTAINS OVER DEAR ABBY: I graduated times. It's not confusing. [have TWO MILLION from college with a degree in even suggested they use broad- dle, I assumed she was by her- WORKING PARTS] a niche field. In my graduat- er alternatives (if they would self. We continued our VERY ing class of nearly 7,000, there say I'm an ecologist, I would be personal conversation (I was were only four of us with this thrilled). Nothing has changed. doing the talking) until she got specific degree. I now have a I’m left wondering if this runs to her destination. That’s when career in the field I majored in. deeper than a joke and they she told me THEY had arrived! I love what I do and take pride don’t actually take me serious- in it. The problem is my family. ly. Do I need to be more blunt? I didn’t realize anyone else For whatever reason, my par- Should I tell them this has was in the car. Am I wrong to ents and siblings don’t seem to crossed the line from funny to be upset that she allowed me want to remember what I do. hurtful? Or am I blowing this When people back home ask out of proportion? - HURT IN to do all the talking while her HQO HILLION YEARS AGO, what I'm up to, they come up THE WEST husband listened in without THE EARTH WAS COVERED WITH with vague or dismissive an- my knowledge? She could have GIANT MUGHROOMS THAT WERE swers. DEAR HURT: You may be easily switched from a speaker over ZO FEET TALL! When they tell me about it putting more energy into this to a private call, considering later, they seem to think it’s than it deserves. You know the the nature of the discussion. -- funny. The first few times I importance of the work you do. could laugh about it too, but Your relative(s) may be jealous MAD IN MISSOURI Because ATOMS REPEL EACH OTHER, this has been going on for of your accomplishments or YOU ARE NEVER REALLY TOUCHING ANYTHING! years. Their one-sided running so intellectually limited that DEAR MAD: You're not gag has grown old. I don’t care they can’t remember the word wrong to be upset. I would that they're not interested in “ecologist.” If you are present be, too. If your friend under- what I do, but I feel humiliated when this happens, feel free to stood that it was supposed to and hurt when they act so dis- correct the mistake as you did, missive of it to other people. but do it with humor. be a confidential conversation, It happened again a few days she should have told you she ago, while I was out with my DEAR ABBY: Please share wasn’t alone or ended the call. family at an event. 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