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A Mama’s Boy

By Abigail Van Buren

< 1978 by Chicago Tribune-NY News Synd. Inc.

DEAR ABBY: How can parents cope with one of three
children who is more of a stranger than a son? He is the
eldest, 25, unmarried, self-supporting and selfish,

When Allen left college seven years ago, he completely

disassociated himself from the family—never calling,
writing or showing any interest or concern regarding family
illnesses, deaths, or any of the occasions that usually elicit a
caring respense from family members. Holidays, gradua-
tions, birthdays, anniversaries, etc., are wnacknowledged,
yet his sister and brother have always been considerate and
thoughtful to the family as weli as ta Allen.
_ Although he lives oniy half an hour from us, we are ig-
fored except for Christmas and HIS birthday. Then he
hanors us with a visil, knowing he will nol leave empty.
handed —although he ARRIVES empty-handed. He always
has plenty of money for his own pleasures —girls, bars and
expensive gadgets. We are hurt and disgusted by his
behavior and wonder if you or your readers can tell us how
to make this thoughiless son aware of his selfishness? Or
would you say he is a lost cause? —- ; .

- the power of prayer (yours) will produce a miracle. I hope

- you would call a person middle-aged, you replied, "When he

DEAR HURT: You can’t inatill concern, consideration
and generosity where none exists, However, no one is ever a
“lost cause.” If some well-meaning friend or relative isn't
able to make Allen aware of his selfish behavior, perhaps

40, .
DEAR ABBY: When FORTY AND CURIOUS asked when

lor she) climbs out of the bathtub and is happy to find that
the full-length mirror is all steamed up.”

I'm sure a lot of readers gota chuckle out of that, but let's
be serious about it: My dictionary defines middle-age as Lhe
middle periad of one's life. In other words, if a person lives
to be 90, then he is middle-aged at 45. So the truth of the
matter is, since no ane knows how long he is going Lo live, no
one knows when he is middle-aged.

66 AND GOING STRONG

DEAR 66; You don't say which dictionary you use, but my
Webster's Seventh New Collegiate defines middle-age as’
the period of life from about 40 to 60, And that's what I calla
nice middle-aged spread.

DEAR ABBY: Please tell NEEDS TO KNOW IN
NEVADA to go ahead and have himself circumcised,

My husband was 38 before I finally persuaded him to have
it done. He felt-a little discomfort for about a week afLer-
ward, but no other problems. And now he is cosmetically,
hygenically and sexually a much superior lover than he used
to he, We are not Jewish, so religion didn't enter into it.

; ANNIE IN PASADENA

. DEAR ANNIE: Since you compare the before and after
experiences, you should know. And by the way, circumci- ~
gion is not exclusively a Jewish religious rite. It's for
Moslems as well.

Who said the teen years are the happiest? For Abby's
new booklet “What Teenagers Want to Know,” write Abby:
132 Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212, Enclose 51 and a
long, stamped (26 cents}, self-addressed envelope, please.

By Stan Lee and John Romita

FOR ONCE EVERY-
THING WORKED Our ) WORLD TH
GREAT S REALLY HUMAN--,

BUT SPILEY'S ARCH- ENEMY, GROWL,
1S ALSO HAPPY, HW ENEM ‘

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