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Dear Abby Son's tantrums spoil her dating chances

DEAR ABBY: I am the single mother of a 9-year-old boy. Whenever I go out on a date, “Ryan” throws a tantrum and spoils the evening for me. Baby sitters are reluctant to sit with him anymore. I’ve just about given up dating, and the situation makes me resent my son. Do you have any suggestions? DISCOURAGED IN CLEVELAND DEAR DISCOURAGED: Yes. Start now to “undo” the damage you have already done by permitting your son to put you on the defensive for doing what you have every right to do seeking the companionship of a male friend. Ryan is understandably jealous. He feels threatened. He’s competing with your dates, and at this point, he’s winning. He needs to know that you love him, but need another male in your life. It would be reassuring for Ryan to be included in an occasional outing with your date the zoo, a museum or a ball game. And if he doesn’t overcome his anger and hostility at having to share you, I think some counseling from a professional is in order. * * * DEAR ABBY: How do you know if a man is gay or not? I am an attractive, successful young woman, presently involved in a loving but rather dull relationship. I recently met a man who is single, successful, smart, tall, handsome and affectionate and I know he likes me very much. The problem: He’s already involved with someone else, and I’m fairly certain that person is a man. He treats me with great tenderness, and we share the same tastes and values. He talks endlessly of the future, saying he wants a family which is exactly what I want but he claims he is not ready to make a commitment. Last night he held me in his arms, kissed me and said he “feared” he was falling in love with me. I do believe he is, but before I go another step, I’d like to know whether it’s possible for a man who has had significant homosexual relation-

Supermarket Shopper Half-price claim on package only half the story

By MARTIN SLOANE Dear Martin - The television commercial for Sizzlean said to look for the packages marked “half price.” I found one of those packages at the supermarket. When I got to the checkout counter, I asked the cashier to make sure she charged me half the marked price. She pointed to the back of the package, and for the first time I noticed that there was a mail-in offer. The offer required me to mail in a proof of purchase. In return for this, I would receive a coupon worth onehalf off on my next Sizzlean purchase. I wonder about advertising like this. What do you think? -- G.R.S., Pasadena, Texas Dear G.R.S. -- It doesn’t sound kosher to me! It’s true that in a typical 30-second television commercial, the advertiser has a difficult time including every desired selling point. Words are cut and sentences are squeezed to fit the limited amount of time. But this is no excuse for an advertisement that makes an offer, but tells only half the story. In the situation you describe, where an item is offered at “half price,” the commercial should have clearly told viewers that a full-price purchase is necessary and that the same item can be purchased at a later date at half price after the required proof of purchase is mailed in along with the mail-in form on the back of the package. Obviously, spelling out these details takes up valuable commercial time and doesn’t sound as appealing as a simple “Come and get it at half price!” But there are laws against deceptive advertising, and consumer-protection agencies, both local and state, to enforce them. Shoppers who believe an advertisement is deceptive should not hesitate to register a complaint. I RECENTLY REGISTERED a complaint with Ann Goodwin, a public-relations representative of Popsicle Industries, when she told me about a “hot” promotion the company was planning this summer. She said an advertisement in newspaper coupon inserts would challenge consumers to compare new improved Fudgsicle fudge pops to any other fudge or pudding pop. The advertisement promises “$2 Says We’re Fudgier.” In the ad are 30-cent and 20-cent coupons and a mail-in form offering an additional $1.50 in coupons to those who agree thpt Fudgsicle fudge pops are fudgier. What happens if a consumer doesn’t think Fudgsicle fudge pops are fudgier? “If they send in,” said Goodwin, “we will send them back a 35-cent coupon good on any other brand of frozen treat.” It certainly sounds like the Popsicle people are stacking the deck with their offer of $1.50 to those who agree and 35 cents to those who disagree. Could they be planning to use the results for publicity? “Absolutely not!” said Goodwin. “We are not really interested in consumer feedback. We are just trying to get people to sample this new product. ” I still object. Offers like this are an insult to shoppers. CLIP ‘N’ FILE REFUNDS (Week of June 29) Cereals, Breakfast Products, Baby Products (File No. 1) Clip out this file and keep it with similar cash-off coupons-beverage refund offers with beverage coupons, for example. Start collecting the needed proofs or purchase while looking for the required forms at the supermarket, in newspapers and magazines,

Abigail Van Buren

ships to make a long-term commitment to marriage and children. Any advice? CAUTIOUS DEAR CAUTIOUS: You can’t be too cautious in this situation. Obviously you don’t know him very well. Get to know him better but keep your distance physically so that your heart doesn’t rule your head. Don’t play games. Ask him pointblank if he is gay or bisexual. If he is, it’s no crime, but that should be your cue to wish him well, say goodbye and keep on walking. My experts tell me that it’s possible for a person who has had a significant homosexual relationship to make a longterm commitment to marriage and children, but it’s highly unlikely. «* * * DEAR ABBY: This problem may seem like nothing to you, but if you had it, you wouldn’t think it was nothing. I am the wife of Roy B. Smythe. This is my second marriage, but that’s beside the point. We get invitations for Uncle Roy and Marion. Shouldn’t it be “Uncle Roy and Aunt Marion?” This Uncle Roy and Marion sounds like we aren’t married, and I don’t like it one bit, as we have been married for 26 years. Please answer soon. AUNT MARION SMYTHE DEAR AUNT MARION: You should be addressed as Uncle Roy and Aunt Marion. Mention it, but don’t make an issue of it.

and when trading with friends. Offers may not be available in all areas of the country. Allow 10 weeks to receive each refund. The following refund offers are worth $14.50. These offers require refund forms: CHEERIOS Nerf Boomerang Offer. Receive a Nerf Boomerang. Send the required refund form and five qualifying Honey Nut Cheerios and/or Cheerios Universal Product Code symbols (a qualifying Universal Product Code symbol is one that includes the words “Boomerang Proof of Purchase Seal”) for each Boomerang ordered. Expires July 31,1986. HEINZ $2 Cash Refund Offer. Send the required refund form and the Universal Product Code symbols from 20 labels of Heinz Instant Baby Food. Expires Aug. 31,1986. KIX Nerf Baseball Offer. Receive a free Nerf Baseball. Send the required refund form and five qualifying Universal Product Code symbols from Kix Cereal boxes. Expires Aug. 31, 1986 or while supplies last. POST Cereals Refund Offer. Receive up to $6 ($4 cash and four 50-cent coupons). Send the required refund form and proofs of purchase (the letters P-O-S-T) to spell POST once, get $1 cash and one 50-cent coupon; spell POST twice, get $2 cash and two 50-cent coupons; spell POST three times and get $4 cash and four 50-cent coupons. Expires July 31,1986. SIZZLEAN Wake-up $1 Refund Offer. Send the required refund form and two Universal Product Code symbols from Sizzlean (one from Beef, one from Pork). Expires July 31,1986. SIZZLEAN Exercise Booklet Offer. Receive a free Sizzlean Aerobics Exercise Booklet. Send the required refund form and two proof-of-purchase seals from any variety of Sizzlean, along with 50 cents for postage and handling for each booklet ordered. Expires July 31, 1986 or while supplies last. Here’s a refund form to write for: A $1 refund. TOUGH CAT $1 Cash Refund Offer, P.O. Box 3477, Monticello, MN 55365. This offer expires Dec. 31, 1986, but requests for the forms must be postmarked on or before Oct. 1,1986. While waiting for the form, save one product-code symbol from category A or any two product-code symbols from catergory B, along with the store receipt with the purchase price(s) circled. Category A Tough Cat products include Scrub Soap, Shop Soap, Hand Lotion, Car Guard, Dry & Wash Cloths, Auto Suds Cloths, Auto Wipes, Utility Wipes (150-count, 50-count or 20-count) and Shop Cloths (50count). Category B Tough Cat Products include Polishing Cloth, Dust Cloth, Car Wash Cloth or Shop Cloths (five-count). Copyright, IMM, United Feature Syndicate

July 1.1986 THE BANNERGRAPHIC,

or they may refer to you as something other than Aunt Marion. * * * DEAR ABBY: Regarding the problem of a middle-aged woman having to explain why she’s not married: A friend of mine who is single and in her 50s says, “How did I know the last one who asked me was going to be the last one who asked me?” S.H. FROM OHIO * * * DEAR ABBY: Now that the wedding season is upon us, please remind your readers of the following: If an invitation is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, it does not mean Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and their three children. (Even if the John Smiths live 2,000 miles away, the invitation does not include their children.) If the invitation is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and family, then and only then are their children included. If the invitation is addressed to Ms. Jane Doe, this does not mean that Ms. Doe may bring a date. If the invitation is addressed to Ms. Jane Doe and guest, then she may bring one. R.O. IN COLORADO SPRINGS * * * DEAR ABBY: I am 81 and my darling is 66. For the last several years I have had two birds a small parrot and a cockatiel. I have grown very fond of these birds, but my fiancee says no way will she marry me unless I get rid of my feathered friends. Perhaps I should mention that she is a compulsively neat housekeeper who thinks birds are dirty. I read you daily. PERTURBED OCTOGENARIAN DEAR OCT: There are no “dirty birds,” just careless caretakers. Promise to clean the bird cage daily, and line it with my column.

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