Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 30 2002 TOR BETTER OR WORSE sounds unstable Ex-hub- by By Annie's Mailbox lance The number is Creators Syndicate Inc f--i A64CED MB T1 SWW4lrt 1 I MIOMi I HMRftfr FKCHTHB BANK HR CN IT ( liMMBMT MS BB- -J fuiLft (TDD: DEAR ANNIE: I am a divorced mother My “Ted" abused me physically and emotionally for seven years I finally saw the light and got out two years ago Unfortunately Ted refuses to leave me alone I never documented the physical abuse and the police will not grant me a restraining order Ted has visitation rights with our daughter and he uses that to see me He considers these meetings “dates" He says he loves me and wants me back and in the next breath calls me all kinds 6f names and blames me for breaking up our family I moved to a new home so he would be at least an hour’s distance from me but he bought a house two blocks away Meanwhile I have found a and we are talking about marriage This is making Ted insanely jealous I suspect he’s spying on me because he seems to know when I’m home and when I’m out I’m afraid if I tell my new beau how crazy Ted is it will scare him off Please tell me what to do — Stressed Out in Pennsylvania - DEAR STRESSED: Your situation frightens me Ted sounds like a stalker and he could be dangerous Keep a record of your converse- tions and comes of any correspondence Bring a tape recorder to your “dates” If he threatens you in any way' notify the police immediately Meanwhile call the National Domestic Violence Hotline today and ask for their assis- won-derfiilg- uy If your boyfriend truly loves you Tbd will not scare him off DEAR ANNIE: I live in a building with eight apartments The laundry room has two washers and two dryers Last month four new tenants moved in They are young singles and it is obvious they do not have a lot of experience with apartment living They sit out on the front porch near my windows and speak rather Toudly What’s worse they like to do their wash at the same time I do These people will leave s load of wash in both machines and walk away It is difficult for me to wait around until they are finished Lost week I took their wet clothes out before die wash cycle was completed and put my clothes in Of course they showed up five minutes later and put their stuff back in the washer Last night I did it again and tins time they didn’t come back into the laundry room In fact their wet clothes were still there this morning How can I tactfully tell them how annoying it is to find their tvet clothes taking up space in GILBERT OVER THE PAST YEAR MOST OF MY HAVE MANAGED EXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT FAILED the laundry room? --— Mindy iif Michigan DEAR MINDY: You took their wet clothes out before the wash cycle was finished? You’re lucky they didn’t toss your clothes out die window There is no reason your neighbors have to sit in the laundry room and watch their clothes spin around If the cycle takes 20 minutes they are entitled to take a break and if does not mean you get to use their machine It is perfectly OK to remove someone's wet clothes when the wash cycle is done and place die items on a counter or in a basket Back off ARLO AND JANIS lady 'Medical students’ disease’ By Pater H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association DEARDR GOTT: My mother is 76 in pretty good health and loves your column The problem is that about 50 per- cent of the time she develops the very symptoms you write about How can I know when ' she is' really ill? 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