US EditionDear Abby: Family’s black sheep could use a little help now and then
- A disabled family member reports becoming injured and now living on Supplemental Security Income and food stamps, noting their four siblings lead comfortable lives but do not ask if they have enough food, while affordable housing supplies some food.
- Family history shows the writer was always the "wild child" while my four siblings stuck to the straight and narrow, and they occasionally helped by buying a chest of drawers.
- At doctors' offices and restaurants, the writer faces two doors and frequent incidents where others push past, so they plan to say, `The door was held open for the disabled person, not for you.`
- Given family capacity, Dear Abby advises: explain your needs clearly and ask for help in plain English, as relatives are not mind readers.
- The columnist reminds readers that Abigail Van Buren, syndicated columnist , says, `The worst they can do is refuse, and you will be no worse off than you are.` Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Dear Abby: My siblings give to charities, but I wish they’d help me
DEAR ABBY: I was always the wild child and did pretty much what I wanted. My four siblings stuck to the straight and narrow. We stayed close and loving, though. We are old now, and they all lead very comfortable lives. I, however, became injured and gravely ill. I could no longer work and now live on supplemental security income and food stamps. My siblings all give generously to food banks and homeless charities, even putting some homeless peo…
Dear Abby: Hurt by siblings’ generosity to others but not me
Dear Abby: I was always the wild child and did pretty much what I wanted. My four siblings stuck to the straight and narrow. We stayed close and loving, though. We are old now, and they all lead very comfortable lives. I, however, became injured and gravely ill. I could no longer work and now live on supplemental security income and food stamps.
Dear Abby: My siblings give to food banks and homeless charities, but they never ask me if I have enough
DEAR ABBY: I was always the wild child and did pretty much what I wanted. My four siblings stuck to the straight and narrow. We stayed close and loving, though. We are old now, and they all lead very comfortable lives. I, however, became injured and gravely ill. I could no longer work and now live on supplemental security income and food stamps.
Dear Abby: Family donates to charities widely, but their disabled sibling is left out
DEAR ABBY: I was always the wild child and did pretty much what I wanted. My four siblings stuck to the straight and narrow. We stayed close and loving, though. We are old now, and they all lead very comfortable lives. I, however, became injured and gravely ill. I could no longer work and now live on supplemental security income and food stamps.
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Dear Abby: Family’s black sheep could use a little help now and then
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