January 10, 2026 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026 • 5 Man Blames His Mother For Robbing Him Of Inheritance DEAR ABBY: My mother monetary distributions from our sive alcoholic. His drinking has can be accessed at thehotline.org passed away six years ago. She was DEAR ABBY own trust because of how he has grown much worse during this or by calling toll-free 800-799- a manipulative woman who had behaved and his attempt at black- last year to the point that he can 7233. Your husband may not be alienated all family members ex- even though I have tried reaching mail. Am I justified in excluding no longer hold a job longer than beating you, but that does not cept my adult son. She promised out to him several times. him? I want to forgive and forget, two months. We have three chil- mean you aren’t being abused. him a sizable amount of money Thanks to the generosity of our but I can’t get past his actions. — dren, and I know our constant The atmosphere you describe isn’t when she passed but didn’t follow former daughter-in-law, we do CONFLICTED IN IDAHO fighting is bad for the kids. healthy for you or your children. through. As the fiduciary of my have access to our grandsons. I DEAR CONFLICTED: That Because I haven’t worked in You cannot save your husband parents’ estate, I followed their have finally come to terms with your son misdirected his anger eight years, it has been extreme- from his addiction. Only he can trust directives as written, with no my son’s decision to remove him- from his grandmother, where it ly hard for me to find a job. I self from the family, which in- do that when he finally hits rock exceptions. belonged, onto you is very sad. have applied for many. I want to cludes his brother and sister. He’s bottom and decides to seek help My son received a nice check, Forgive him in your heart, but do leave this toxic marriage, but I’m but not as large as he had expect- an adult and can make that deci- not reward him by changing your scared. I don’t know how. I have for his drinking. ed. He was upset and blamed me sion for himself. estate plans. If you haven’t already nowhere to go, no money, no car, for “taking” his money. Then he It was always my intention to done so, discuss with your lawyer no job. What can I do, Abby? I am Dear Abby is written by Abigail declared that we would never see one day pass what I inherited on leaving your son’s share of your so miserable that I can’t stand it. Van Buren, also known as Jeanne our grandsons again unless he to my three children. What I am estate in trust for your grandsons — BREAKING POINT IN THE Phillips, and was founded by her received what his grandmother struggling with is that I’m feel- instead. WEST mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact had promised. He refused to un- ing a considerable amount of DEAR BREAKING POINT: It’s Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com derstand the concept of a trustee’s guilt because my husband and I DEAR ABBY: I am married to time to contact the National Do- or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA fiduciary duty and has ghosted us, have excluded this son from any a verbally and economically abu- mestic Violence Hotline, which 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield