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Creators Syndicate Inc eeeemousiMflNe c i t- : oic?THi6i6Rju-m- 1 Album 6mCT her destiny and nothing you uy will convince her otherwise You were wise to put her on birth control Once teenagers begin having sex they are not likely to stop Better safe than MHypoKeyAUMysH ctoTricnjnra?j TbuNMorfieTi! wiry : daughter FOR BETTER OR WORSE 1 itr w DEAR ANNE: limit discovered that my 16 year-tol- 4-- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 23 2002 — B3 't : r ' 'i' v I top arguing with your daughter Tfcll her that when iheis 18 she can make her ‘‘Allison’ is having sex ' with her boyfriend I caught them fooling around oin : the sofa last night Thiaf' ' morning I tots Allison to the gynecologist and toM him to put nef bn birth control pills ' I am very bpset with Allison Her father and I want her to go to college and have scarcer' Instead ahe insists she is in love widi her young Romeo and cant wait until she is 18 and outof the house Romeo is not exactly a v peat cinch His grades are terrible he has no interest in hii education and he spends mostof his day hanging out at the mall I’ m afraid Alii- son will move in with this boy and forget all vkboutcollege When I talk to Allison about my concerns she becomes angry and says I “don’t under- stand” Is there any way to get through to her that she is ruining her life? Pennsylvania Patty DEAR PATTY: Allison believes Romeo is - -- DILBERT OUR EXECUTIVES UHO SOLD THEIR STOCK BEFORE ANNOUNCING : - NY PLAN IS TO BRING EACH EXECUTIVE TO THE ROOF HOLD HIN BY THE ANKLES AND SHAKE THIS IS A LIST OF BANKRUPTCY ) keep him calm but there is only so mbch I can do 'Dm angiy looks and nasty comments make me feel very defensive Do you have any sug- gestions? 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