Dear Er·c:
'She ta es my. brother's �ide ... ' I .
. Dear Erik, resent her ying t to me. great friends, but becau e my made a special dessert for. him
d I had Once n a taken my husband love hi younger and your other guests. You
hoUda,. at brother's Ide. My brotb r I Ister very much I have tried to could have served both desserts
our mother' ho e.IMy bro er . no IIvlnl with our mother get alonl with her. 0 matter and made your husband and his
i not easy per on to et again! I what she does my husband sister happy, or you can let your
Ion with and e never h L.W., Ort do, florida thinks it' cute or Just onder- sister-in-law know that you are
been. My fl l1y 1m thl and ful. I ee her for hat he really upset with her. However, don't
they 0 put up with his rude- Dear L.W., is! let it cause a riff between you
n and ill temper. I( your brother has moved On the night of my dinner. and your husband. No dessert is
back into his mother's home h th t
We n er been el e and party, my i ter-in- a decided wort a .
I doubt II e ever will. My again and the two of you can't she would bring my hush nd's Always, Erik Washington
b ther very rude to our get along, then perhaps you can favorite de ert. She told Dear Erik,
.1.._ th eli bl d make your visits to your h h h d de l I h Ii II th t t
mOUKr at e. nner ta e an everyon t a. tea rna It !. ! ee og y
I id thang to him about mother' when he isn't there: herself and It had tak n her all friend I eeing a m rri mao.
the horrible y he cting. Your 'mother should be made day! I became up et becau e I . - I kno th t I hould mind my
My mother theo turned to me aware of your reasons for not had a k d her not to ring ny- own bu ine but I care bout
nd k e not to tart trouble wanting to visit her and why you thing. I had prep red a de ert her. I kno th t there I 0 fu-
in her ho e. I ju t shocked are still upset. If your brother is for my husb nd and my guei ts. ture in being with marrted
by her ords. there during your visits then My husb nd then asked me to man. I once m de.th t mistake,
Later Rer the nght between make an effort to be polite. You erve hi ister' de ert and when I was very young. Do you
my brother nd me, my mother also have the 0 tion of seeing put mio away for another eve- think thai I hould wait uotil
wa v ry up et with m nd he your mother in your home or ning! I wa urt and ngry, but she say something to me or
bl med me for ruining her din- take her out. Have you tried I did as he ot d. My hu band hould I approach her?
n r nd her1 holiday spirit .. I talking with your brother about doesn't understand why I am 0 D.R., Philadelphl ,P nne
th n I ed out of her home your feelings? up et. H can I make him un-
and have oot talked with my Erik Washington d rstand?
broth rice then. I ve I 0 K.A., Chi go, Ill.
m d a choice of not going to Dear Erik, I Dear K.A., :
visit my mother t her home A Ii days ago, I had rew You can. mak� him under-
a ain. I h ve told her ho I felt, friend over for drinks and din- stand by toling him the whole
Sh thinks that I am ·,cting nero I al 0 invit d my hu band' story. He hould know that you
like a child and ' id that liter nd her boyfriend. My asked your si ter-in-law n t to
should r up. I am 35 and I si ter-in-law nd me r not bring any fo d ecau. e y u had
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end our letters, comments,
opinion ,to:
Th Mlchlg n Citizen
16032 Woodward Ave. .,
Highland Park, MI 48203
Marcb6-U, 1
13
Dear D.R.,
Your suspicions could be all
wrong and could prove to b
quue embarrassing to both you
and y ur friend. It may be wiser
to wait until she has something
to teU you before you offer any
advice about dat ng married
men.
Erik Washington
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