DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 22 years. Our son is leaving for Marine boot camp the day after his 18th birthday. He will be a third-generation Marine, and we are extremely proud of him. He will be stationed in California, several states away from us. Our soon-to-be 21-year-old daughter graduated from college, and we are also very proud of her. She lives an hour and a half away.
DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, “Kennedy,” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I’m OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender
DEAR ABBY: My aunt is a money-hungry, conniving thief. From the time I was a baby, she always bought me gifts. But when her parents (my grandparents) died, she literally stole more than $200,000 from them. She claims my grandfather willed it all to her, which is not true because he detested her. She promised my mom $5,000 when she retired. Well, it has been 10 years since Mom retired, and my aunt claims she doesn’t remember promising her. Then she claimed she invested and lost it. Do I have a right to be angry at her? -- MAD IN MICHIGAN
Fall is officially in the air, and I hope you have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather lately! While the Legislature is not in session right now, work continues year-round to help improve our state’s economic outlook. State Treasurer Randy McDaniel recently announced that yet another record for tax receipts over a 12-month period.
Dear editor, As I enter the nadir of my life, I see the world deteriorating with war even as knowledge and the conditions of civilization increase. Before I gave them to my son, I owned the complete set of the Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant. For these, they were jointly bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Pulitzer.
DEAR ABBY: I have two sons, 18 and 20. Since they were young, whenever we invited one of their friends to join us for an activity, dinner, etc., I have treated that friend. Over the past few years, we have included one friend in more activities as well as on numerous family vacations.
DEAR ABBY: For my 50th birthday 10 years ago, my father, with whom I have had a tumultuous relationship, gave me cherished rings as gifts. One was my grandmother’s and the other was my grandfather’s, both of whom are deceased. This was at a time when we were in a good place, and it meant the world to me that he thought enough of me to give them to me.
DEAR ABBY: I’m so disgusted. My husband has started walking around the house with no underwear, letting it all hang out, so to speak. Then he makes comments like, “Doesn’t this look good?” I’m sickened by his behavior. I feel violated. How do I tell him to stop without hurting his male pride? -- COVERING MY EYES IN TENNESSEE
DEAR ABBY: My longtime girlfriend has male friends who visit her during the day while I am gone for about a week each month. I know them, they are interesting people, and I’m OK with that. She now has a friend who is a faith-based healer -- something she gravitates toward.
I feel sorry for my 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren because they will not get to enjoy the youth I enjoyed. Of course, it has to some extent been true of all earlier generations to some extent. My Grandpa placed my Dad in a tree to witness the ceremony in Guthrie creating the State of Oklahoma. One has to get out and about instead of keeping his attention glued to an iPhone.