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Wife fights losing battle vs.
husband and his mom
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DEAR ABBY: My hus
band inherited a nasty
habit from his mother. He
calls people “crazy” to
discredit them so he can
win arguments and stifle
discussion. I have told
him it’s lazy to pass judg
ment on someone that
way. It also shows the
world how ignorant he is,
because he thinks he’ll
win every argument by
playing the crazy card — a
personal attack.
I think it’s immature
and immoral to take
advantage of others’ bias
against mental health
issues. He has done it to
me in front of people. I
have said, “You wish!”
right back at him. It has
reached the point that I
think he’s character defi
cient.
His misogyny is
exhausting to fight. His
mother is even worse.
She throws in her arm
chair diagnosis, which is
always “schizophrenia.”
My husband’s argument
is an emotional one and
too pervasive to enjoy
time with him. Any idea
how I can fight these
below-the-belt punches?
— DEFINITELY NOT
“CRAZY”
DEAR DEFINITELY
NOT: That shouldn’t be
too hard. When your hus
band acts this way, don’t
engage with him. Ignore
his comments, leave the
room or the house. Spend
less time with him and
NO time with his mother.
And while you’re doing
that, ask yourself why
you tolerate the disrespect
you’re receiving from
both of them.
DEAR ABBY: My
brother is old enough to
work on the farm, but he
refuses. He goes to
school, comes back angry
and doesn’t like to be told
what to do. Everyone has
to work except him. We
have tried time and time
again to get him to help
out. We appease him, but
he only gets worse. How
can we get him to devel-
DEARABBY
Jeanne Phillips
op good work ethics? It
hurts when we ask him to
do something and he gets
angry and starts swearing.
All we want is for him to
help out. — GOOD
WORKER IN
MINNESOTA
DEAR WORKER: I
wish you had been clearer
about who “we” is. If it’s
you and your siblings,
there isn’t much you can
do to teach your brother
the lessons he needs to
learn. However, if it’s
your parents you are
referring to, there is plen
ty THEY can do to set
rules and enforce them
while their son lives
under their roof. Hint: It
involves rewards for good
behavior and consequenc
es if he is disrespectful
and noncompliant.
DEAR ABBY: When
my husband and I were
dating, he introduced me
to the sport of cycling.
Before that, it had just
been a means of transpor
tation. A few years of
training later, it turns out
I’m actually pretty good
at it. I have been on the
podium three times this
year, but he has not. He is
definitely jealous. Should
I stop competing? —
BICYCLE GAL IN
MICHIGAN
DEAR BICYCLE
GAL: A man who loves
his wife wants to be the
wind beneath her wings,
not an anchor around her
ankles. You should not
have to give up some
thing at which you excel
in order to salve your
husband’s childish ego.
Rather than give you
heartburn for your suc
cess, he should be prais
ing you for your progress.
Shame on him.
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