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By Annie’s Mailbox Creators Syndicate Inc ffoir ftiroiiiifofl© DEAR DAD: Elmo is headed for serious trouble if he doesn’t learn how to take responsibility for himself Your wife and relatives are doing him no favon However if Elmo cannot come up with $97 jail might be a bit harsh Offer to pay half if he will work it off by doing chores around the house running errands whatever Do NOT let him off the hook Whatever he agrees to do make sure he does it And remind him he’s an adult now Next time he takes his lumps DEAR ANNIE: I am engaged to “Lilly” a terrific woman Unfortunately she lives 500 miles away and wants me to move near her I am in no position to do this My father has been gravely ill for several months and the doctors don’t expect him to live another year I will not abandon him However Lilly has cuschild and the divorce tody of her agreement will not allow her to relocate out of state Should I convince her to move even if it means giving up custody of her child? Or should I move to her town and leave my father in the hands of a caregiver? Please help me out — Confused in Missouri DEAR CONFUSED: Why must you do either? Your father does not have much longer to live Please don’t abandon him when he needs you most And under no circumstances should you ask Lilly to give up custody of her child Wait until your situation resolves itself and then decide if you want to move or not I’ll be rooting for you DEAR ANNIE: Our son “Elmo" recently turned 18 He immediately moved out of the house and is now living with his aunt He said I was “too strict" and he needed his freedom He’s been a bum ever since but his aunt doesn’t mind supporting him Several months ago Elmo got a speeding ticket The fine was $59 but he never paid it Somehow all his extra cash was used to take his girlfriend out get his ear pierced and have a tattoo put on his shoulder Every time I asked Elmo about his responsibility to the court he blew me off The fine is now $97 and if he doesn't pay it within the next 1 1 days he will go to jail Suddenly it has dawned on him that this could be a problem My wife wants to give him half the money but 1 think it’s time Elmo learned a hard lesson He has been mooching off everyone in the family for yean I think jail will do him good I believe that in this world you must accept the consequences of your actions How can I make Elmo understand this concept when his mother his aunt and everyone else keep bailing him out? — Dad in Monroeville Ohio Marijuana may have By Peter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association drug-testi- ng policy I occasionally smoke grass Will the analysis be able to detect marijuana in my system? DEAR READER: The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana tetrahydro- cannabinol can be measured in the blood and urine Traces of urinary THC can be detected up to three weeks after smoking pot Residual THC remains in the body much longer than a matter of weeks it is stored in fatty tissue for months ' While urinary excretion of THC may cease after a few weeks the drug remains bound in conthe body’s organs In any case long-tersequences aside you are jeopardizing your job if you continue to smoke marijuana gland is inhuman DEAR READER: I am not familiar with the surgery your husband had many years ago I’ve never heard of surgery to attach an undescended testicle to the leg Clearly a testicle that doesn't descend places a man at high risk for cancer So the traditional approach is to remove the testicle or bring it down into the scrotum It is my understanding that removal or repair is a decision left to the surgeon the choice depends on several factors such as the ageof the child and how high up in the abdomen the testicle is situated Although I doubt that your husband’s operation contributed significantly to his eventual health problem the possibility exists of course Today’s modem surgery is vastly superior to techniques used decades ago m WeiCflMeFRNDS FAM lues v OUR WE OPEN T6NMHT WITH AMD oRxm OH gwi and cpmuoxarez sent Music WWTB 0IVWW w ricsfM'Aiaeriiy EIEAN0P RMSy wmi FNALE’1 I AM SO EMOTIONAL) one-othis is— — f r Then ’ haven't EVEN STARTED DILBERT AND THEN UJE SAY THE NAME OF OUR COMPANY? I SEE A GASEOUS CLOUD AND SOME NO JUST MUSIC A NOISE' I HIRED THE AMORPHOUS AD COMPANY" TO DO OUR CAMPAIGN EXCELLENT V SURE IF YOU LJANT TO RUIN THE AD i effects long-ter-m DEAR DR GOTT My husband had an operation as a child and the testicle was attached to his leg for blood supply so he wouldn’t be teased in the locker room He died at 62 of testicular cancer after 23 trips to hospital Since only one testicle is necessary for reproduction I think that saving the damaged DEAR DR GOTT: My employer has recently instituted a FOR BETTER OR WORSE GRIZZWELLS Ym A— GP? 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