6 hours Ago By Jeanne Phillips
DEAR ABBY: I returned from an errand this morning, and my husband was across the street from our house wearing only a robe, naked underneath and talking to the wife of our neighbor.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: The bride uninvited me because of my service dogAdvice | Dear Abby: How do I teach a 7-year-old that she doesn’t need a man?Advice | Dear Abby: Can I set rules about what can be left at the gravesite?Advice | Dear Abby: I can’t put up with my siblings’ ridiculous boastsAdvice | Dear Abby: My wife survived her illness, and I am miserableI’m fuming because I feel it was totally disrespectful to me as well as inappropriate, and he should have dressed himself first. What do you think?— MORTIFIED IN ARKANSASDEAR MORTIFIED: I agree with you.
If your husband was hanging out across the street talking with your neighbor’s wife, he should have had on a pair of shorts underneath his robe.DEAR ABBY: While doing some house cleaning, I came across a column of yours that I had clipped and tucked away. On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive.
” I was struck by how timely it is.The message is much needed at this time. I believe in “doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.
” Please reprint the poem because, to me, it’s a treasure.— JOANNE IN DELAWAREDEAR JOANNE: I agree the poem is a treasure. It was written by a former assistant United Nations secretary-general who passed away in 2010 at the age of 87.
His words are as relevant today as they were when he wrote them.The poem is part of a collection of letters, poems and essays in my booklet titled “Keepers,” which can be ordered by sending your name and address plus a check or money order (U.S funds) for $8 to Dear Abby Keepers Booklet, P.
O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.
)DECIDE TO FORGIVE by Robert MullerDecide to forgiveFor resentment is negativeResentment is poisonousResentment diminishes and devours the self.Be the first to forgive,To smile and to take the first stepAnd you will see happiness bloomOn the face of your human brother or sister.Be always the firstDo not wait for others to forgiveFor by forgivingYou become the master of fateThe fashioner of lifeA doer of miracles.
To forgive is the highest,Most beautiful form of love.In return you will receiveUntold peace and happiness.And here is the program for achieving a truly forgiving heart:SUNDAY: Forgive yourself.
MONDAY: Forgive your family.TUESDAY: Forgive your friends and associates.WEDNESDAY: Forgive across economic lines within your own nation.
Related ArticlesAdvice | Asking Eric: I can barely leave my house anymore because of all the ‘service dogs’Advice | Harriette Cole: My husband had the ridiculous idea to get a look-alike of the departed hamsterAdvice | Miss Manners: What the movies always get wrong about glovesAdvice | Dear Abby: The bride uninvited me because of my service dogAdvice | Asking Eric: My letter was for her own good but now my friend is mad at meTHURSDAY: Forgive across cultural lines within your own nation.FRIDAY: Forgive across political lines within your own nation.SATURDAY: Forgive other nations.
Only the brave know how to forgive. A coward never forgives.It is not in his nature.
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.
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