October 18, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025 • 5 Sister Can’t Stop Stealing Things During Visits DEAR ABBY: I’m having a prob- pilfering something recent? If it is has been several months now, with DEAR GRANDMA: You are lem with my sister, who visits me DEAR ABBY recent, talk with her husband and no hotel stay scheduled. Her other lovely people, and I understand on the average of once a month. tell him you are worried about her. grands live full, busy and chaotic your impulse to cover for the oth- She lives four hours away. Her talking about. Suggest she be neurologically ex- lives. Our granddaughter told me After that, I didn’t see her for er grandparents. That said, I do friend and her husband accom- amined by her doctor for signs of she feels hurt, disappointed and a pany her. They are my only com- about three months. We made up, dementia or some other brain-re- bit angry. We had a good talk, and not think you should do it. Your pany. I used to enjoy them but no and she did it again! Her husband lated illness. If she checks out, I feel she now better understands granddaughter is rightfully dis- longer. After their visits, stuff is knows. I set a trap for her friend there is another condition called how adults sometimes forget how appointed, but she needs to learn always missing from my house -- previously, and she didn’t steal kleptomania, in which sufferers quickly time passes. that sometimes folks don’t follow a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail anything. My sister was bringing cannot resist the urge to steal. It is In the meantime, my husband through on their promises. If she file, random dishes and plates, rat her dirty laundry with her to wash fixable ONLY if they are willing to and I would like to slip a $100 at my house in order to save on her does, it may come as less of a jolt traps, laundry detergent packets, admit there is a problem and de- bill under her pillow and maybe dollar store craft items, etc. water and electric bill. I put a stop cide to do something about it. assuage her feelings toward her when she’s a little older. Abby, I hid the laundry deter- to that. What can I do about her? other grandparents. We need to gent packets, but she found them, -- DISAPPEARING ACT IN NEW DEAR ABBY: My husband and know if that would be a wise thing Dear Abby is written by Abigail and I knew she took them. When I MEXICO I are in a quandary. Our 12-year- to do or if we should let it be. We Van Buren, also known as Jeanne confronted her, she angrily denied DEAR DISAPPEARING ACT: old granddaughter celebrated her understand it isn’t our problem, Phillips, and was founded by her it and insisted I was accusing her Assuming that the friend who birthday earlier this year. It was a but it hurts our hearts to see her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact of things she never did and would always accompanies your sister big celebration. Her other grand- let down after patiently waiting for never do. When I told her about during those visits is in the clear, parents gave her a choice of $100 her birthday present. What do you Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com the beads, she said she never saw that leaves only “Sissy.” Has she al- or an overnight stay at a hotel with suggest? -- GRANDMA KNOWS or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA them and didn’t know what I was ways been light-fingered, or is her a pool. She chose the overnight. It BEST 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield