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DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: Our only child has been ice skating
since he was 6. He's had lessons, has won medals, and

‘we're very proud of him. He is now 12 and wants to

take ballet lessons.

T have mixed feelings about this, Abby. | am proud
to have my son excel in athletics, but I just don’t feel
the same way about ballet. I have the feeling that
ballet is for sissies or the gay boys, and I want our son
to be all man. .

Should I let him take ballet? Or do you think if he
does have any effeminate tendencies it would tip the
scales in favor of his going the gay route?

UPTIGHT MOM

DEAR MOM: Let him take ballet if that's what he —

wants, and don't worry about tippingthe scales in favor
of his going the gay route. If that's not his natural
direction, he won't take it, Orginally, ballet was
danced exclusively by men, you know. And some male
ballet dancers are among the world's finest athletes.

DEAR ABBY: J have a very dear friend who is
getting married in a church, My husband saya we
should not go to the wedding or send a gift because this

By Abigail Van Buren

1878 by Chicago TribunaN.¥, News Syd. Inc.

couple has been living in sin for a year and shalt.
She is still my friend and 1. think we should go

regardless, What is your opinion?
SAN ANTONIO ROSE

DEAR ROSE: Attend the wedding, give a gift, and
let your husband stay home if he wants to, «If this
couple is to be judged for their “sins,” let the Lord do
it.

DEAR ABBY: Why is it that when people have
trouble seeing they gotoa doctor and get glasses, but if
they are hard of hearing they refuse to get their
hearing tested? ; ;

My mother asked us to repeat everything we said,
but if we suggested that she might be slightly deaf, she
angrily insisted that there was nothing wrong with her.
hearing! This is how we solved the problem: When
mother waa present, we spoke in normal tones,
refusing to shout or repeat anything, Consequently she
was left out of all the conversations. When she com-
plained, we reminded her in tones that she could hear
that we saw no reason to repeat or yell since we
believed her when she said there was nothing wrong
with her hearing.

After a while, mother decided that perhaps she could
have her hearing tested, We took her to an audiologist
and, stire enough, she had a 40 percent hearing loss in
one ear and 60 in t he other! Now she wears a hearing

. aid and no longer hasa problem, And nelther have we, —

US IN DENVER

DEAR US: Thanks for a good suggestion on handling
folke who turn a deaf ear to suggestions that they get
their hearing checked.

DEAR ABBY: How could you define a good friend? .

CURIOUS

DEAR CURIOUS: “To know someone here to there
with whom you can feel there is understanding in splte
of distances or thoughts unexpressed.,.(hat can make
of this earth a garden.’ (GOETHE) :

HOROSCOPE

FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1979

ARIES

(Mar. 21 to Apr. 19) VS

New ideas about work
techniques should be acted on.
Don’t let friends distract you.
Watch out for careless speech
in the late p.m.

TAURUS :
(Apr. 20 to May 20) OAqar
The boss may have other
things on his mind and not be
in the mood to listen to that
good plan‘ of yours, Later,
distractions interfere with
puting.
(May 21 to June 20) na
Buy needed household
goods. Romance ata distance,
but further required
to work out travel plans. Don't
go overboard.:
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22) BED
An excellent time for
serious discussions, but joint
investment plans have too
many loose ends to be tied up
succeastully right now.

LEO
(July 2 to Aug, 22) VOCE

A friend may have a useful
financial tip. Romance in
connection with partnerships,
but you're bath prone to go off

VIRGO co .

(Aug. 23 to Sept, 22) MP Ey
Friends are suppertive.

Listen to their advice. Work-

related problems preoccupy

you till the wee small hours.

Be protective of health.

. LIBRA

(Sept, 23 to Oct. 22) 2B
. Be alert for secret in-
formation pertaining to
career. Romantic interests

_ could cause you to goof off in

other areas of living. Be
responsible. .
SCORPIO |
(Oct. 23 to Nov, 21) nae
A serious talk with a friend
provides useful information. A
family member may be on the
wrong track regarding some
venture.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21} af
Concentrate on business
problems for success. A
partner may be overly op
timistic. What you hear is
liable ‘to be an exaggeration.
CAPRICORN
(Dec, 22 to Jan. 19) WJ
Listen to the ideas of a close
one. They make sense. Avoid
extravagant spending. One
small purchase could lead to
another... Congeniality pays
off. :

AQUARIUS

(Jan, 20 to Feb, 18) ae Gd

New work methods improve
efficiency. Don’t let romance
go to your head. More serious

types may not be interested in °

the latest about your love.
PISCES ,
(Feb, 19 to Mar. 20) KEY

Communications with loved
ones should be encouraged.
Avold retreating into your
private little world, lest others
find you inconsiderate.

YOU BORN TODAY are

“more inclined to settle down °

than the typical Gemini. Often
attracted to businesses allied
with the arts, you can succeed
as.an interior decorator, an

_ antique dealer, or in some

theatrical pursuit. Both
scientifle and mystical, you do
best in 4 field that utilizes your
fine mental gifts. Law,
engineering, geology, music,
and real estate are some of the
fields in. which you'd find
happiness. It is important that,
you like your work or you will

’ lose interest. You may have a
special talent for writing, .

Birthdate of: Basil Rathbone,
actor; William Yeats, poet;
and Don Budge, tennis star,

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