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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024 * 5 Friend Forced To Ride Along As Woman’s Marriage Derails DEAR ABBY: My best friend What can I do to help her, but doing it. why they made your daughter of 40 years, “Savannah,” has DEAR ABBY also. prevent our friendship feel unwelcome? Their behavior been in a bad marriage for 20 of from imploding? -- WEARY DEAR ABBY: For years, a was rude. Have you asked the those. Her husband has cheated for one reason or another he’s FRIEND IN MICHIGAN group of us former co-workers two who were welcoming what on her repeatedly. He can’t keep still there. When I challenge her DEAR WEARY FRIEND: has been going out to dinner they think about all of this? a job, and he emotionally abuses and suggest she’s making excus- What you may need to do is once a month. My daughter is Perhaps you (and your daugh- her and her daughter. Now that es for not progressing with the accept that one of the reasons part of the group and is also the ter) would feel more comfort- she’s finally fed up, he refuses to divorce, she becomes defensive Savannah's dysfunctional mar- able socializing with only them. youngest. Lately, she has been leave the house. and shuts down the conversa- riage has lasted as long as it has dismissed and ignored by two That said, I do not think you Despite how bad his behav- tion. is because she wants it to. She members of our group (there should drop out of the group if ior has been, Savannah is doing Over the last two years, she doesn’t need to move forward are six ofus). you enjoy their company. nothing to move the divorce has taken to calling me twice a because she has you to dump on Being her mother, I am hurt forward. She continues paying day, and becomes frustrated ifI when the pressure becomes too by how they have treated her. Dear Abby is written by Ab- for his travel and includes him don’t answer. I have asked her great. She has stopped going out with igail Van Buren, also known in family get-togethers in what to stop telling me stories about It may be time to stop focus- us, but I’m uncertain if I should as Jeanne Phillips, and was she calls a rifice,” made at her husband's behavior -- which ing on what you can do to help also stop. They have been noth- d by her mother, Pauline her daughter's request. usually lasts a week or two. I Savannah and concentrate on ing but nice to me. I’m lost on s. Contact Dear Abby It has been incredibly difficult am at my wits’ end about how what you need to do to help what to do anymore -- to go, at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. to be supportive, hear about to be a good friend without tak- yourself. If that means stepping or not to go? -- HURT IN THE Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA how harmful this has been, ing on the stress of her horrible back and letting her find solu- MIDWEST 90069. support her when she says she’s situation and feeling generally tions to her problems without DEAR HURT: Have you asked getting out, and then hear that overwhelmed by her outreach. your help, don't feel guilty for these two former co-workers YOURE WRITING Y f THOUaAT Wee? CHRHH, 8feur dust wast Y WELLL, You CROSSWORD FORA Do@ ED WRITE Riaky. Forecr Wee You SAD KNOW” HOW INENSPAPER ABOUT YOUR. ABOUT "THEM. IT's, You NOW? 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