November 16, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 + 5 Obligations As Caregivers Have Put Strain On Marriage DEAR ABBY: My husband something. people, but you must put the being understanding at all. Am and I have been taking care of DEAR ABBY Do you have advice on how to health of your marriage higher I overreacting? -- BOTHERED my father-in-law for four years handle this? We want to contin- on your list of priorities and not IN THE EAST -- getting his groceries, going to in-law has complained that I’m ue to help but we need our time permit yourselves to be guilted DEAR BOTHERED: If the the bank, picking up prescrip- not coming over. I have tried too, so we thought we had sug- out of it. exhibit was finished before you tions and doing different tasks. explaining to him that I can’t be gested a good compromise. -- were able to go, you shouldn't He's disabled and lives in an up- in two places at once. BURNED OUT IN WISCON- DEAR ABBY: A close friend, blame your friend for seeing it. stairs apartment with no access Our 25th wedding anni- SIN who I also work with, agreed If, however, the exhibit was still to getting downstairs. He can't versary is coming up, and we DEAR BURNED OUT: Is to attend a paleontology exhib- on, I can't blame you for being walk, bathe himself or get in have told both of our parents there anyone else who could it with me approximately six upset that she went without and out of bed by himself. He we won't be coming over that be helpful to your father-in- months before the exhibit was you. The question now is, is this has hired a nurse to get him in weekend and will be cutting law, who now seems isolated scheduled to open. We were worth ending a friendship over? and out of bed every day. Be- back to every other weekend so from everyone but you and his both excited about it and talked (I hope not.) cause we live 30 minutes away we can spend time together. To son? Are there any relatives or frequently about how much fun and we both work, there is no our dismay, we got pushback, friends of his and his late wife it would be to attend together. Dear Abby i written by Ab- way we can manage this. with comments like, “Well, you who could visit him? If the an- About a week after it opened, igail Van Bu also. known My father passed away recent- see each other every night.” swer is no, someone from your I was unexpectedly out of the as Jeanne Phillips, and was ly, so I’ve also been helping my We tried to explain that by the religious community or your lo- office for a medical emergency, founded by her mother, Pauline mom. All of this has put a strain time we get home, eat and do cal area agency on aging might and my friend attended the ex- Phillips. Contact Dear Abby on our marriage -- I'm going the dishes, there isn’t much to- be able to help. hibit without me. Am I wrong at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. one way, and my husband is gether time, and definitely not You and your husband ap- for feeling upset? She keeps tell- Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA going the other, plus my father- enough for a day at the park or pear to be loving and generous ing me to get over it and is not 90069. 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