TOF. “1 — i'M SOR RY... 1 TRULY SORRY | TUBRIRICE 2 OR pat ITs BY THE TIME Lol THE FIREMEN GET ~ ‘lL THEIR HOSES UP HERE, TL. BE TOO LATEL, » by Stan Lee and Fied Kida, Posy “I WANTE? ANCTHER SHOT | at THOSE a LOWNS / SHOT--BUT, WITH My SPIDER “STRENGTH, IT: MIGHT JUST BUT AS THE WEB> Stn | NORE NEARS HG GOAL jf" a reeene cmpecec 8 “Re are Mar i aay, NG AT, hat hee - HONEY, L DONT. oe by Dik Browne a 4 4 _ by. Gary Trudeau os ber: wes waitiig.for my ' a= _Obrigtinas bots. On iatmas.” The that of-one of my leased bit thought aurely. “the ohus would arrive at any mo. ment. None came. - 5 ‘Three weeks later I. recelvéd “a bill for §200 for the crystal "the bills. 1 can’t begin to tell Dear ‘Vader: ‘During’ : the’ last two weeks: of Devens * ve forgeous, crystal vase arrived. on, ” card inside. pid. “Merry: . turg was : “vase. ‘] was Mabbergasted, but - |” paid it. L-work-all week, Isav- ‘ing my child with a babysitter, ne can help my husband with «©: - you .what I could have. done: _ With that $200, thing like this doesn’t ha _hext year? — ~ tan vase e did't order and no raise a question . *s the Btore that sent it out, — PS. In a : How can I ‘be sure: sorte. . Manhattan: PB musi ‘The bows ‘meant it to be a. ‘gift, Any other conclusion is unthinkable. Write a letter or go se gee ‘the manager of the department at once. ; You Foathate 9200 coming. man who sent the vase knew ~ « you had ably would -, ment. Someone in. the store: we a t sae ", tals.” i My. husband’s- aldest. sister Tg _Bepfed Egos destroyed: Dear Ann Landers, i. was sitkened | by that woman. rhe : described, "mentally - abused her children ‘all through their: growi years by ¢allin 1 slobs, wor wonder they had no self-es- teem. My question: What was she doing while all the belittling . was. cing on?’ A mother who is by and permits her hus- . and to destroy the egos of his . Shildren. should accept some responsibility ‘for ‘what hap. BEES Comment, please. ~ . oe estiouahly 2: bly, and was un lonably a vite “was scared to’ carer h eae a, explains -Notire e way her husband -- then “id ots, less,” etc. S: Small . his death ta, _ does. tot : to stand ‘Dear. Ann, Landers; 'm a woman jin my late 20s, married five years to my sec: ond husband: We have no chil- dren, both work and have a. ~ -comfortable’ marriage: in - every area except sex. _ I feel no ‘fire for him. He has been ‘very patient, even when''T. | dokingly* Suggest he take a. . mistress. what raarriege for.” By I have slept with so man mien [ have lost count.‘As I loo. back, I know full well. that says, “That's not... none of ‘these nien feally turn: © .. ed me on. ] am just now realiz: - ing the reason'‘Thave been with. . | — so many men ia because Iwas’ . _ fying. to deny: my sexual al- - traction to women. I havesnever had an aftalr : a with a woman, and there is.na one around | am interested in at the moment. But am I being . - fair to my husband by.remain- ’ Ing in ‘this marriage? He de- ‘Serves better than what, I give ‘him in bei | agi am fond of him and et-along well, What should Ido —— Mixed-up In Dallas” ear Mined If you are in — - yon late 20s, twice married and have never gone the other way, Your bisexual urges, can- D strong. :... E stron recommend se end this. marriage - without ’ Inaking ‘every effort te straighten out your head. You would be foolish to In the phone hook under “men- ‘tal health” if _ private counse ling. Where is it written that the ' children must share the. ex- .,Penses of an aged parent? ‘ husband's mother has.” iving .chikiren. She is 80. : and in a nursing Home. She‘has =! ‘funds to pay Nor her keep. Her’ pension check goes for incideny; _ bought her mother a new set of ORL can't afford ” i *s... dentures, Last week he receive <2 ed -@ letter from her assessing: ~ m: $75 ~- one-sixth the. cos are he eth; Thineister took ito.” upon hersélf to get them with: aut. consulting anyone. I say'if | _ she couldn’t afford to Pay : " a ult . have asked first it" ariyarie ”-would help. the teeth herself, she full-length mink coat.) - to’save a littleso we. won't “in how | your. readers: feel abet this.” on nobod knows - anese clays; body ka is, . My husband is'60 and trying . ‘Also, the. teeth, cost. 9450, TT think his. ‘slater: ‘could “have: - found some for, less money. —,, {The woman {3 a” - . college professor and wears a. dependent ‘upon ‘our ote sy - If-we could pay. all his mother’s 0 >. expenses, we would gladly do’. ‘ ‘It: As-it la, we Just make: ends - - meet, Both his sisters are well. - heeled. It hurts: me.the way... ° * they freat-my husband-by dig-- | ” gussing In, his presence al they , . do-for their mother:-£ thdught ° . caring for someone was an‘act |, of love. 1 would"bé Inigrested ‘- ‘Since. I have nét seen the * + statements. of the udding), our six-year-old - itt ie pu do n't haves spoon, - = presence of undermin ” the’ Fort Wa: yne, Ind, have wa - Sassy, unmotivated: studen Vl : ro L 7 . a ‘La ou teat” the: su : pre bigrow. spe youu tell me who was righ T. served. the fae Mommy." T told her to £0, ie - one. iter. father. Pipe - tet’ Momm Pus set the™ tT thought he was out 'of-Jine-snd | “told him so. He responded: with ° oie i