November 30, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024 * 5 Mom Blames Grandparents For Teen’s Bad Behavior DEAR ABBY: I’m the mother of your health issues. You en- could be less pleasant than small wedding for each couple ofa 16-year-old girl, “Leia” She DEAR ABBY abled their poor parenting staying with the mother who enough? -- EXCITED GUEST has been living with my parents to continue by allowing your loves her but doesn't like who IN OHIO since she was 10 because that’s My parents created an entitled daughter to live with them and Leia has become while living DEAR GUEST: Wedding what she and my folks wanted teenager and now they expect not speaking up. Ultimately, with the grands, gifts are given in celebration at the time. I didn’t want her me to suffer the consequences Leia is your responsibility until of the WEDDING. What these to, but I allowed it to happen of what they did. she is 18, and possibly longer. DEAR ABBY: Two couples I friends are scheduling is an because I was having health is- They guilt-trip me with their Your parents must now ex- know are getting married soon. “event” FOLLOWING their in- sues. health problems as a reason plain to Leia that because of Both couples plan on having timate wedding. No rule of et- Leia chose to remain there they want her to leave. I do not their poor health, she will be small, intimate weddings in the iquette demands that you give because my parents spoiled her want her to come here. I don’t staying with you. As a minor, near future and larger, grand- the couple two separate gifts. rotten, and they continue to want to have to deal with her this decision is not hers to er weddings later on. Each has spoil and pamper her. This has attitude and try to prevent her make. (It shouldn't have been their own reasons for doing so. Dear Abby is written by Ab- resulted in her becoming the from running away. I also don’t in the first place.) When she What's the gift policy when igail Van Buren, also known most self-centered, demand- want to lose my daughter forev- and her belongings arrive, ex- someone holds two weddings? as Jeanne Phillips, and was ing, disrespectful person my er because they kicked her out, plain what YOUR house rules I have already purchased founded her mother, Pau- parents and I have ever seen, but she doesn’t like my rules. will be and the reasons for something for one couple’s up- line Phillips. Contact Dear and they now want her to live What advice do you have? -- them. If she threatens to run coming small wedding and will Abby at www.DearAbby.com with me. I predicted (to myself MOM OF A MONSTER away, point out that if that hap- likely attend their big one, but or P.O. 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