Bed-wetter can get help but he has to make the effort
Dear Abby: I have a good friend who is a bedwetter. It’s obvious because he’s constantly doing laundry and his home smells bad at times. We once shared a hotel room, and I was awakened in the middle of the night by a strong smell of urine.
He tries to hide his problem, but seems to be doing little if anything to find a solution for it. I want to persuade him to get some help, but I don’t feel comfortable saying anything, and I don’t want to embarrass him. What can I do? — Concerned Friend
In Michigan
Dear Concerned Friend: What would you want your friend to do if the situation were reversed, and you were the person with the bed-wetting problem? Friends communicate with each other. Talk privately with this person. Say you think there “may” be a problem and urge him to DEAR ABBY
discuss it with a urologist.
There is help for bedwetters -- medications, as well as mechanical devices — that in many cases can fix the problem. But only if the sufferers — and bedwetters do suffer — know help is available and are willing to ask for it.
Dear Abby: I have been dating “Miles” for two years. He will move in with me soon. Miles has two sons from his previous marriage. He loves them and sees them regularly.
I can’t help but feel a little jealous because he makes a huge effort to be with his kids as often as possible, entertaining them and taking them to nice restaurants. The issue I have is that Miles and I never go out. We have never been on vacation or had a weekend date. Our dates consist of eating a sandwich or me cooking. Is it normal to feel a little jealous, or should I call him out on it? — At The Foot Of
The List
Dear Foot Of The List: Miles appears to be a good father, but your feelings are understandable and they should be discussed with Miles BEFORE he moves in. In romantic relationships there is a certain degree of “courtship” that appears to be missing here. And believe me, unless you talk this through, nothing will change because he thinks the status quo is acceptable to you. Frank and Ernest Born Loser Peanuts Garfield Snuffy Smith Beetle Bailey Blondie Mike Du Jour Conceptis Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday.