November 8, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 20

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • 5 Relative’s Behavior Has Turned Most Of Family Against Her DEAR ABBY: My niece-in-law, DEAR LOOKING: If Justine a couple of big arguments in the like her because they thought “Justine,” is a few years younger DEAR ABBY is inventing things that nev- past seven years. The last argu- she was only there for his money. than my husband and I. We have er happened in order to justify ment was over some money I -- OUT OF THE LOOP IN AR- been best friends for the last gressions, insulted my grown her anger, the chances are great was missing. She’s been stealing IZONA 25 years. She’s 55 and divorced, children and targeted my daugh- that she is mentally ill. Until she from anybody and everybody DEAR OUT: Unless you feel with a grown daughter but no ter-in-law. My son is furious. is willing to recognize that she -- from hospitals, doctors’ of- the need to attempt to make up man in her life. She’s extremely My husband, who loves Justine is driving away the people who fices, family members and her with your troubled sister, do not lonely and has only us as emo- and feels like an older broth- care for her the most, things boyfriend’s family. When I real- reach out. However, if you want tional support. er, says he wants to repair our may get worse. Suggest to your ized that she had stolen money to do something for the boy- During the last year, she has family. I love my husband, but husband that if he can convince from me as well, it was the last friend’s family, send them a nice had to move her 78-year-old my first allegiance is to my kids, Justine to get the help she needs, straw. I confronted her, and her and I’m surprised and hurt that condolence card expressing your mother (with whom she has a you are prepared to forgive her response was I am now “dead to tumultuous relationship) in with he isn’t furious with her for at- for the hurt she is causing. Then her.” We haven’t spoken in sever- sympathy. her. Justine’s daughter has dis- tacking me with untruths. He all of you should cross your fin- al months. tanced herself from her moth- says we have to find a way to gers and hope that she sees the Her boyfriend died last week, Dear Abby is written by Abigail er because Justine has erratic get past this. (She didn’t include wisdom. and she hasn’t told me. (I found Van Buren, also known as Jeanne moods. Recently, she sent me him in her letter.) I’m trying to out on social media.) Should I Phillips, and was founded by her a four-page letter saying how be prepared for upcoming family DEAR ABBY: My older sister reach out to her about funeral ar- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact angry she was with me and my gatherings. What can be done to thinks she’s better than me. She rangements or contact his family Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. family about things that never repair this? -- LOOKING FOR A makes little snide comments instead? His family never really com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- happened. She invented trans- WAY IN THE SOUTH and thinks it’s OK. It has led to talked to any of us. They didn’t les, CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield