The Black Hills Pioneer from Spearfish, South Dakota • Page 10

Thursday May 24, 2012 Page 10 BLACK HILLS PIONEER Garfield by Jim Davis Frank and Er nest by Bob Thaves Er nie by Bud Grace The Bor Loser by Art Chip Sansom Baby Blues by Jerry Scott Rick Kirkman Aunt is left home alone due to poor holiday plans sister and 7 s8ent most dining o1t together after o1r families grew 18 and left $1th died last and her da1ghter 0Lara3 began inCiting me for 0so 7 wo1ldnDt be 7 haCe tried to declineF b1t she She insists that 7 sho1ld be with her instead of with friendsF altho1gh her 8lans are tentatiCe and often change at the last Last Christmas she inCited me to a dinner at 2 with her the last min1te she called to weDd be dining at her ho1se in the eCening insteadF which meant 7 s8ent the entire alone doing Jhe dinner was grim beca1se were "asterF Lara called ing 8lans were 018 in the noon on "aster she called to her h1sbandDs sister was Cisiting and 8lanned to hike in the state 8ark and haCe a 8icnic something that 7 cannot She said 8lanned to haCe dinner for me 0sometime SoF once againF 7 s8ent the Sho1ld 7 call Lara and tell her how 7 feelF or N1st write a scri8t for the neMt time she callsO 7J 7Q JP" 7J( 7f fer to s8end the with friends instead of being reminded of sad memories and feeling obligatedF sho1ld decline LaraDs f1t1re 7f niece s1res eM8lain that haCe made 8lans with her heart be in the right 8laceF from descri8tion of nieceDs social skillsF leaCe m1ch to be not allow her to make feel and change 'o1r feelings are 7 am a single male with a Nob 7 Last W1neF a co1sin who is close to age ried for the second Pe married a girl 20 whom he had known less than siM 7 was 1nable to attend the weddingF 7 sent them a nice card with a o1s cash 7 neCer receiCed a note for it and altho1gh 7 was offendedF 7 oCerlooked their SiM weeks laterF co1sinDs new bride called 8lace of and left an message to 8hone YShe left a second one with a neighbor of worried and not knowing what to eM8ectF 7 called her Jhe t1rned o1t to be a for a loan of 7 was b1t tried not to show thinking abo1t itF 7 agreed to the loanF altho1gh co1sinDs wife had hinted that 7 sho1ld giCe them a larger We agreed on a 7 had misgiCings abo1t ing themF b1t somehow a1nt co1sinDs mother became She ke8t insisting 7 lend them the were liCing with her at the 7t has been more than eight months and haCe made no effort to me Jo make matters worseF aCoid a1nt acts as tho1gh itDs all right for them to treat me this 7 am h1rt and feel tr1st has been What do think 7 sho1ld do nowO 7Q 7 think sho1ld write off the loan and thank stars that werenDt conned into ing this deadbeat co18le more 7f are asked for more which isnDt o1t of the realm of can now 0QoF beca1se didnDt the first loan 7 gaCe Jhink abo1t 'o1 haCe ten off is written also known as Weanne and was fo1nded her motherF Write at or Los aor an eMcellent g1ide to becoming a better tionalist and a more sociable 8ersonF order 0Pow to Send name and mailing addressF 8l1s check or order for f1ndsZ to( UUbF )o1nt )orrisF 7L YShi88ing and handling are incl1ded in the For Better or For orse by nn Johnston.