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Father's Noisy Lovemaking Is Pain to Daughter's Ears Page 6B East Oregonian COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, April 8, 2015 PEANUTS BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ DEAR ABBY Father’s noisy lovemaking is pain to daughter’s ears Dear Abby: I’m the mother of an have known her longer than me, but I 18-year-old daughter. Her dad and I am FAMILY. are divorced and she lives with him. Abby, I would like to know if I We were married 20 years and I know am crazy for letting this bother me. FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON he’s a good parent, except for one Should I let it go? I have forgiven thing. My daughter has told me her my husband, but what they are doing father and his partner sometimes en- makes it hard for me at times. What gage in very loud lovemaking when should I do? — My Heart Hurts she’s in her room, and it embarrasses Jeanne Dear Heart Hurts: By now you her. She’s shy to begin with, so she Phillips should have realized that you can’t hasn’t said anything to him. Advice control your husband’s mother or I feel angry and frustrated because sister. That they chose to continue to I don’t know if I should say some- maintain their relationship with this thing to him about it. I have suggested she woman in spite of the fact that she nearly put on some loud music or use headphones if wrecked your marriage is regrettable. she can’t bring this up with him. I think she But all this happened 18 years ago, and wants me to intercede, but I don’t feel it’s my your marriage survived it. If you can let this B.C. BY JOHNNY HART business to do so. Can these adults be that go, I think you should. A wise person once clueless? Please help. — Carol On The East said that we can be as happy as we choose Coast to be. Lessen your emotional dependence on Dear Carol: Yes, adults can be that “clue- your in-laws, and I predict you will be hap- less.” Her father and his partner may not real- pier. ize how much noise they make. Headphones Dear Abby,¿QGLWGLI¿FXOWWROLH7KLV and turning on loud music are good sugges- trait suits me well except in one area. When tions. But remember that clear communica- friends or family share information about tion is important in relationships both person- being ill, experiencing a death or any sort of al and professional. tragedy, almost everyone else responds with, At 18, your daughter is old enough to start “You’re in my prayers.” speaking up for herself. Encourage her to talk I am an atheist and do not claim I will pray about this problem privately with her father. for those individuals because that would be PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE But if she can’t, then you should handle this lying. So what is the proper response when for her. prayer is off the table? — Texas Reader Dear Abby: My husband had an affair 18 Dear Reader: A proper response would years ago. We worked through it and are do- be, “I’m sorry for what you’re going ing well in our marriage. through,” “I’ll send positive thoughts for So- My question concerns my mother-in-law and-So’s recovery,” or, “How sad. I’m sorry and sister-in-law, both of whom continue to to hear it.” remain in contact with the “other woman.” Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu- They still worship at the same church, bought ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was her baby gifts, etc. I have mentioned how it founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. hurts me that they are Facebook friends with Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com her, but it has fallen on deaf ears. I know they or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago those conditions.” Costuming displayed in the From the East Oregonian museum is removed during the winter months April 8, 1915 because the building is unheated then and takes Supt. J.A. Horn of the county poor farm about a week to set up, according to Bliss. He and hospital is making a strong effort this year said some old pioneering equipment stays up to make that institution self-sustaining and he year round and would make removal of all dis- places his faith in hogs and dairy products to plays in late July take even longer than a week. turn the trick. He is not predicting that the rev- The historical society had planned to open the enue from the farm will pay all of the expenses museum about May 1. EXWIHHOVFRQ¿GHQWWKDWWKHUHVXOWVZLOOEHPRUH 25 Years Ago GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS pleasing to the taxpayer than ever before. Last From the East Oregonian year he made the farm pay all but $1700 of the April 8, 1990 cost of operating and maintenance, though he When your eyes aren’t open weird things had been in control only ten months and had happen. One minute, you’re with your mother been at considerable expense in putting things crossing a road, and the next you’re in a car. in working order. But then, what’s a car? All this has happened 50 Years Ago to a 2-week-old male badger. Fred Hodgen, a From the East Oregonian volunteer with the Oregon State Department of April 8, 1965 Fish and Wildlife, said the little guy was being The Umatilla County Fair Board has no- carried by his mother across a highway near WL¿HG WKH &RXQW\ +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ WKDW WKH Heppner when all the strange stuff started. Hod- Peace Pipe Museum building on the fair gen called an area veterinarian for help in caring grounds in Hermiston will not be available for for the badger. He found it was like taking care BLONDIE BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE museum use during the month of August. D.W. of a motherless puppy. But traveling days aren’t Bliss, president of the historical society, said over for the badger yet. Hodgen left Sunday to in reaction to the letter, “If we have to com- take the little fellow to Eugene’s Willamette ply with this request it just means the end of Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. “They’ll be able our museum because it just can’t open under to take better care of him,” said Hodgen. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 98th day of (as opposed to appointment Today’s Birthdays: Co- 2015. There are 267 days left by state legislatures), was median Shecky Greene is in the year. UDWL¿HG 3UHVLGHQW :RRGURZ 89. Actor-turned-diplomat Today’s Highlight in :LOVRQEHFDPHWKH¿UVWFKLHI John Gavin is 84. Author and DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS History: executive since John Adams Pulitzer Prize-winning re- On April 8, 1935, Presi- to address Congress in per- porter Seymour Hersh is 78. dent Franklin D. Roosevelt son as he asked lawmakers to Former U.N. Secretary-Gen- signed the Emergency Re- enact tariff reform. HUDO .R¿$QQDQ LV %DV- lief Appropriations Act, In 1946, the League of ketball Hall-of-Famer John which provided money for Nations assembled in Gene- Havlicek is 75. “Mouseke- programs such as the Works YDIRULWV¿QDOVHVVLRQ teer” Darlene Gillespie is Progress Administration. In 1952, President Harry 74. Singer Peggy Lennon On this date: S. Truman seized the Amer- (The Lennon Sisters) is 74. In 1864, the United States ican steel industry to avert a Former House Republican Senate passed, 38-6, the 13th nationwide strike. (The Su- Leader Tom DeLay is 68. Amendment to the U.S. Con- preme Court later ruled that Movie director John Mad- stitution abolishing slavery. Truman had overstepped his den is 66. Rock musician (The House of Representa- authority, opening the way Mel Schacher (Grand Funk THE WIZARD OF ID BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART tives passed it in Jan. 1865; for a seven-week strike by Railroad) is 64. aRapper Biz WKH DPHQGPHQW ZDV UDWL¿HG steelworkers.) Markie is 51. Actress Pa- and adopted in Dec. 1865.) In 1990, The cult TV se- tricia Arquette is 47. Rock In 1904, Longacre Square ries “Twin Peaks” premiered singer-musician Ezra Koenig in Manhattan was renamed on ABC. (Vampire Weekend) is 31. Times Square after The New In 1994, Kurt Cobain, Thought for Today: York Times. singer and guitarist for the “Computers are useless. In 1913, the 17th Amend- grunge band Nirvana, was They can only give you an- ment to the Constitution, found dead in Seattle from an swers.” — Pablo Picasso, providing for popular elec- DSSDUHQWO\VHOILQÀLFWHGJXQ- Spanish artist (born 1881, tion of United States senators shot wound; he was 27. died this date in 1973). LUANN BY GREG EVANS STONE SOUP BY JAN ELLIOT ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE.
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