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Zoning Yesterday's Answer Optometrist 'cOeftiCdMaMnwAMaarr.OlilfirimKKatrusvitni aytttuww °w Mon m B aag tr i» h an hmc |i <w b •» mm m Src t <oa °4OT «2t Pluggers Gary Brookins WZXNF, s. www.pluggerscon f \ www.comicepsge.co / MMMM ... ’ EIGHT LETTERS 1 . . .‘ALSO KNOWN j I AS TAMARIN’. . . IA I Ellen Smith PohuA Eugene, OR j Wrneio Ptuwm U U I I Trttmna M»ea UrvtcM |L£Zlz<9 WASJ/-x jCi lICZZzS*M 1 I A pluggers continuing-education program, Teen is ready for sex but isn’t ready to talk to mom DEAR ABBY: I am 15 and dating a guy I’ll call Ted. Ted has had sex, but 1 have not. He says he'll wait until I’m ready. Well, I’m ready! It’s just that I prom ised my mother I would wait, and she knows everything I do. I can’t keep this from her, but I’m afraid to tell her. What should I do? AFRAID TO TELL MOTHER DEAR AFRAID: Continue to abstain. If you think you are mature enough to have sex. you should be adult enough to talk to your mother about it. You should also become fully informed about STDs. Call the Centers for Disease Control’s National STD toll-free hotline, (8(M)) 227-8922, or visit the American Social Health Association’s special Web site for teens at www.iwannaknow.org. What teens need to know about sex, drugs. AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in my booklet “What Every Teen Should Know." To order, send a business-sized, self addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $5 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby Teen Booklet. P.O Box 447. Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage is included in the price.) The most difficult word to say in the English language is also one of the shortest. It’s “no." Yet the inability to say that one simple word can complicate your life in ways you can’t imagine, particularly when it comes to sex. So. I repeat talk to your mother. DEAR ABBY: I n a senior in high school. Until recently no guy I’ve ever liked has been interested in me. One guy I’ve liked for a few years "Marty" finally asked me for a date. It's a problem because my friend "Lori" has liked him a lot longer than I have. Lori doesn’t know it. but Marty told my other friend that even though they've hung out * *£’ 4 r ■F Joyce Jillson TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (March 24). The success you experience this year will be transforming or more likely, the diligent work you put in to get there is the rea son. You're admired, and knowing this keeps you to your own high standards. Romance shifts in June. You want the mushy stuff and get it. The month ends with com mitted love. Cancer and Virgo are stellar partners. Your lucky numbers are: 8. 43. 25. 39 and 30. ARIES (March 21 -April 19) There's a chance to cor rect mistakes. Tonight shows you absolutely enchanting everyone around provided you think through what you want to say in advance. Couples make it official, and singles hook up. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Friends you've fallen out of (ouch with may be able to help your career. Make some phone calls. They’ll be happy to hear from you. Warning to those playing the romantic field: Dual love relationships sap your energy. Speed Bump Dave Coverly ,-2" 1 ' — 3 Bfc, -Jags together a few times, he’s not interested in her. Lori thinks I’m stealing Marty from Jeanne Phillips betrayed her. Abby. am I a horrible friend? CONFUSED IN OREGON DEAR CONFUSED: No. but as it stands, you are an ex-friend. I hope he's worth it. DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend. “Justin," and I have been together for a little more than a year. We both work two jobs to support ourselves and make ends meet. I have student loans to pay off and so does Justin. Abby, my birth control costs me S3O every three months, and sometimes it's difficult to find the extra money to pay for it We have both agreed that having children right now would not be in our best interests. Would it be too crass to ask Justin to help pay the cost? WONDERING IN VERMONT DEAR WONDERING: Crass? Not at all Since the birth control is benefiting both of you. he should share the cost. Put it this way: Tell him it's time to pony up because of economic hardship. From my perspective, he's been get ting a free ride for too long. PS. Planned Parenthood can provide you and your boyfriend with affordable birth control. To locate your nearest Planned Parenthixid office, call toll-free (800) 230-7526. or log on to www.plannedparenthood.org. Under the stars' gaze GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your agenda is earned out pretty much as planned, but events that occur while you're at a party or on a date will be surprising! Dress right, and be ready to meet interesting peo ple. A Scorpio metaphorically leads you to water drink! CANCER (June 22-July 22). Political happenings are featured. You're adept at play ing situations to your favor. Cheerfulness and pleasant manners will be just the tonic that heals a strained relation ship. An Aquarius reminds you that the best is yet to come. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You start out with a strict sched ule, but it all gets messed up. Perhaps guests drop by and it’s impossible not to accom modate them. It winds up being a pretty good day any how. Your life is colorful and full, just the way you like it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Compromise is key. If you are part of a couple, avoid issuing ultimatums. The more you can roll with things, the better your reputation becomes. Tonight, choose what is healthy over what is cheap. LIBRA (SepL 23-Oct 23). This day is great if you take time planning it out. Before you walk into a room, think of what your purpose is. Don't blow time in small talk while you could be selling an idea or inspiring the team to greater productivity. her, but I’m not. I don’t feel I’m stealing anybody, and I’m so excit ed. Am I wrong for wanting to go? 1 think Lori is blowing this whole thing out of proportion. Does she have the right to be jealous? Shouldn’t she be happy for me? I wasn't jealous when she hung out with him —1 supported her. But somehow. I can’t help thinking I’ve SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You've got standards to uphold Refuse to submit work of inferior quality You know you’re in love when you voluntarily take up a partner’s fight that really has nothing to do with you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21). Though you’ve carefully built your schedule so that you can do every thing on your list, the unex pected will interrupt your flow. There’s an internal bat tle featured tonight. Sometimes, it’s futile to fight yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19). When resources are tight, you get resource ful. After all. your mind reels with ideas all the time. Put it to the task of figuring out how to solve the shortage. You can count on Cancer to tell you the truth. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll run into a situa tion where someone who is “just doing his job" has an impact on your life. Singles: Brushing up on musical or artistic talents is very lucky for your love life. Couples: Less structure is more fun this weekend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Read up! In books and magazines, you’ll find expert opinions backed by count less hours of research at your fingertips! It's like you're channeling ideas from the best and brightest to help make your life interesting.