10 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, December 23, 2003 abigail a pregnancy scare. I had missed a them it was an accident. to hurt him, but nobody believes Unless you and Kirk learn to Woman has couple of birth control pills, so I got I didn’t mean to hit him, al- me. I should not have lost my tem- control your tempers in an adult van buren the “morning-after” pill and took though my mom says maybe I did. per. I know if I control myself and and civilized fashion, you will re- it. Kirk refused to believe I had Kirk took all his things with him don’t get mad over petty things, he peat your parents’ mistakes. As questions taken it. At the breakfast table, he when he went to the hospital for will also be OK. much as you may care for each •dear abby became furious and smashed the stitches, then went to stay at his If he decides we should keep other, it is vital you both get anger about future TV remote control. brother’s. The next day when I saw seeing each other, do you think it management counseling before DEAR ABBY: “Kirk” and I kisses from across the room. It’s not the first time he’s thrown him, he hugged me and said, “You will work? — LOST MY TEM- you live together again. Please have been together for more than My only concern is, we have had a temper tantrum. When he does, I have a sick baby to take care of.” PER IN CHULA VISTA don’t wait. Your problems will es- three years, and last year he asked two fights that became mildly always cringe. Then he gets over He said he had been in so much DEAR LOST: Your mother has calate if you ignore this issue. me to marry him. We have yet to set physical, and I’m afraid of repeat- it and I clean up the mess. But this pain he hadn’t had time to get mad. spoken with the voice of experi- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: a date because we don’t want to ing my parents’ mistakes. When I time, I was mad, too, so I smashed I feel terrible. If he’d done this ence, so pay attention. Young love “If a diplomat says yes, he means rush into anything. I am 25; he’s was a child, Dad hit Mom more my cereal bowl on the floor. Well, to me, I would never see him again. may be tempestuous, but it is not maybe. 24. than once. (My brother and I would it bounced and landed on his head! (Although once he did hit my head supposed to leave you black-and- “If a diplomat says maybe, he Ninety-five percent of the time, hide in our rooms and hear her Blood poured everywhere. He was against the car window while he blue or with stitches. There are means no. we are happy. He calls out of the scream for us.) They finally di- so frightened he called 911. They was driving.) healthier, more constructive ways “If a diplomat says no, he ain’t blue just to say he loves me. I write vorced when I was in high school. wanted to arrest me, but Kirk told In my heart I know I didn’t mean to deal with anger. no diplomat!” — Andre Gabor him love letters. 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