Dear Abby: My husband made fun of me in the store, and I ended up in tears
DEAR ABBY I ve been married to Sid for years Of unit we ve had our ups and downs Related Articles Dear Abby He s like a magnet for these aggressively dancing women Dear Abby She had an astonishing reaction to my family photo Dear Abby I think my friends should refund my vacation money but they refuse Dear Abby How should I dress to show I m tough enough for the job Dear Abby His dogs got Wagyu while I ate a days-old sandwich Should I speak up He explained he was joking at the store the other day but I was hurt A woman was coming down the aisle while I was talking and when I talk I gesture with my hands and Sid warned her Watch out She s mean She s violent At another store he advised the cashier Watch out She s dangerous She ll steal something She s a shoplifter Then when we got back in the car he mentioned Man why did you buy more cookies You ve eaten that whole pack already When I stated him how it made me feel he revealed You re just like your mother and I cried all the way home The next day I stated him again how this hurts my feelings His answer was You ve unfailingly been too sensitive You need to just get over it I don t know how to respond to all this poking at me NO FUN IN FLORIDA DEAR NO FUN Your husband has a cruel streak and seems to get his kicks by embarrassing you in constituents Dry those tears and the next time it happens smile and calmly tell the cashier your husband is off his meds and delusional and to pay no attention to him I don t know why your husband is being passive-aggressive and neither will you unless you talk with a marriage and family therapist about it Please don t wait DEAR ABBY In the last few days I had a major surgery and a cancer scare I don t have cancer but since then I can t stop thinking about death not just my own but also the fear that my husband dogs and cats will die When that happens I will be all alone I am also struggling with my belief in God I have never ever been this unhappy I cry every day My body hurts and I m frightened all the time I m and I know the end of my life is near I don t know how you can help me but I m a mess I don t want to die and if I lose my family I will never recover Please help me How do people live and not worry about death SCARED IN THE SOUTH DEAR SCARED I think anyone who has faced their own mortality as you have can appreciate what a precious gift life is None of us has a contract with God which is why it is so essential to value every good day we are given Related Articles Asking Eric My husband s dad is dying and it has disrupted our life Harriette Cole The bouncer rejected me and my friends went in anyway Miss Manners She came to my house sniffling and I had little sympathy Dear Abby He s like a magnet for these aggressively dancing women Asking Eric I ve seen my boyfriend fondling all these women He says I m crazy If you haven t discussed your emotional state with your doctors you must And when you do ask for referrals to a licensed mental wellbeing professional who can help you rid yourself of these destructive thoughts You deserve to live a happy normal life in the time you have on Earth whether it is short or long To achieve that you need to regain your balance TO MY READERS Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement begins at sundown During this -hour period observant Jewish people fast engage in reflection and prayer and formally repent for any sin that might have been committed during the previous Hebrew year To all of you who observe may your fast be a meaningful one LOVE ABBY Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren also known as Jeanne Phillips and was founded by her mother Pauline Phillips Contact Dear Abby at www DearAbby com or P O Box Los Angeles CA
