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Relationship
Goes to Pot

By Abigail. Van Buren

¥° 1978 by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. Naws Synd, inc,

DEAR ABBY: My hushand and 1 and our children recently
visited my brother and his family who live ina very affluent
suburb of a large midwestern city. We alt had a- wonderful
time-- especially the children. We have a daughter 14, and a
son, 12, They have three boys, 10, 12 and 15, :
Alter returning home our son told us (in confidence) that

his 15-year-old cousin had offered him some pot. Our son -

refused. He said'he never actually saw his cousin smoke pot,
but he was sure he had. I then asked our daughter if she
knew anything about it, and she reluctantly said her brother
was telling the truth. -

After much debate, my husband and J telephoned my
brother and his wife and told them what our children had
told us. Their reaction was unreal! They said their son had
never smoked pot and our children are lying! Now my
brother and his wife are angry with us.

Should we have called? If not, how can we restore our
once-good relationship with them? If our children had
smoked pot, we would want to be alerted.

NAME WITHHELD

DEAR WITHHELD. You shouldn't have called. Perhaps
time and the realization that you meant welt will improve
your relationship, Your children shouldn't have betrayed
their peers, and you shouldn't have violated the confidence
of your children,

DEAR ABBY; I am married toa dentist who makes a pass
at every new girl he hires to work in his office. He's 49 and
thinks he’s irresistible. I think he's entering his. second
childhood. ;

Recently he took up with a new employee (24) and started
seeing her out of the office. [ found out about it and,
threatened to divorce him, so he promised to give her up as
a girlfriend, but he increased her salary so much that she
couldn't afford to quit her job. She's a divorcee with a child
and needs the money, and he says she's the best desk girl
he's ever had and that he can't run the office without her.

Now I am uncomfortable. She is uncomfortable. And my
husband still has both of us.

DENTIST'S WIFE

DEAR WIFE: If your husband gave her up, how do you
figure he still has both of you? No need for you to feel un-
because she needs the money,

DEAR ABBY: How do J politely decline an invitation toa
party without lying? Is there any really socially acceptable
excuse? :

Supposing I just don't like parties? Or what if I feel I
would be bored, etc.?

It would be a lie to say, “I'm unable to attend,”

. STAY-AT-HOME-TOM

DEAR TOM: If you want to be acrupulously honest, you
may have to be brutally frank. But siace you don't like
parties, say s0--and you'll not be bothered with invitationa,
which is what you want, right? .

Do you wish you had more friends? For the secret of
popularity, get Abby’a new booklet: ‘How To Be Popular;
You're Never Too Young or Too, Old.” Send $1 with a long,
self-addressed, stamped (28 cents) envelope to Abby, 132
Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212,

: our Individual: :

Horoscope

FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 27,
1979 “

What kind of day will
tomorrow be? To find out what’

the stars say, read the.
aca given for your birth

: . eo .
(Mar-21 te Apr. 19) YER

Just a3 you're ready to give
up, you'll find a solution to the

problem vexing you, esp if in.

connection with other le's
finances, ies

“TAURUS
(Apr. 20 to May 29) O&A
Be patient and don't let the

ones get you down, By day's
end, they'll work out their own
problem.

/EMINI :
(May 21 to June 29) Ae

A nap may be your way out
of facing a problem, Strangely
enough though, with a litle

. Sleep, you'll have renewed

CANCER se
(June-21 to July 22) on
. You may not have the right
words to express your.
feelings, but later on, you'll
find your tongue. Creativity
high in the p.m.

(July 23 to Aug: 22) VO

Don’t be afraid to ask favors
surface disapproval othes
lace OV
- are ready to.come to your aid.
Forget pride. -
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) WPM
If others aren't listening,
you haven't found the right
wey to approach them, Don't

- be inhibited, but speak

directly from the heart. .
LIRA

(Sept. 23 to Oct, 22) #5 SB
Worry about a financial
problem could get you down,

but a friend will help you out lf 7

you ask them to. Enlist the
support of others.:

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 to Nov, 21) MAK.

A social situtation that you
have mixed about,

feelings
will turn out better than ex-
_ pected, Some dull companions

have interestng frienda,
SAGITTARIUS of git
(Nov, 22' to Dee, 21) t

You may he afraid to con-

front a situation, but if you'll

try, others will meet you half-
way. Use private moments to
quell anxiety, :
CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Wai

- Despite the coldness of

’ ‘someone at a distance, the
. outlook is much brighter than: .

it appears, Actually, they'll be
glad to see you.
AQUARIUS ~~
(Jan. 20 to Feb, 18)
If at first you don’t succeed,
try again, especially re
business and- financial
situations. Keep plugging —
you'll win out by day’s end.

PISCES .
(Feb. 18 to Mar, 20) KEY

A partner or close ally may
seem indifferent, Pay no heed.
Think optimistically and
others will respond. |

Frances Drake ———

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