Recently
Farewell
Dear Larry: You are the sanest man in America! I look forward to your columns because I ALWAYS agree with your answers. Great work! Thanks for speaking the simple truth about all issues — racial, political, parental, common sense, etc.
I often …Read more.
Hate Groups
Dear Larry: I want to forget for a moment that it is their constitutional right, because I detest the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and all other groups that preach hate. A long time ago, they came into cities across America without any protest. Now …Read more.
Troubles With Raising Teenage Son
Dear Larry: I am African-American and a single mother with three children, ages 15, 10 and 8. All of them are boys. I am having a lot of problems with them, especially the eldest.
He argues with me about almost everything. He thinks he is the man/…Read more.
How To Get Race Relations Back on Track
Dear Larry: So many of my friends are upset with the way things are going, especially race relations. They are not saying anything openly, but among themselves there is constant complaining and fear. There is something simmering and brewing that …Read more.
more articles
|
Solutions for 'Almost a Widow'Dear Larry: "Almost a Widow" wrote to you asking how to resolve a family conflict regarding her husband, who is terminally ill with prostate cancer. Her children and the children of her husband's deceased first wife want their father to be buried with their respective mothers. You advised her to cremate the husband and split the deceased — putting half his ashes in one grave and half in the other when she eventually dies. Can I offer a less, um, Solomonic solution? Let the dying husband decide. He's in hospice, not a coma. He should be the one who chooses, and his children and current wife should respect and accept his decision. — Joe Dear Joe: Your idea has merit, but it puts the husband in a very difficult situation, having to choose which wife he loves the most. Keep reading for an even better idea. Dear Larry: I read your column weekly and enjoy your insightful responses. With that said, you missed an easy answer. Let him be buried with his first wife. When wife No. 2 passes away, she can also be buried there, with both of them. This is how my mother and stepfather are going to do it. When my mother dies, she will be buried with my father, who passed away 45 years ago, and when my stepfather passes, he will be buried with them. My brothers, my sister and I have no problems with this great idea.
Dear Tony: This is a great idea; I wish I had thought of it. Your letter confirms that the best ideas for life's problems come from my readers. Read on for another version of your solution. Dear Larry: I was previously married to the love of my life. She was the perfect companion, and I never thought I could love again. I moped around for almost four years, until I met Julie. Julie is just as perfect as my first wife. I found love again. We have been married for six years, and the thought of being separated from her is a scary one. I am 15 years older than she is, so odds are I will precede her in death. We have discussed how I will be buried, and it is my wish that my first wife be reburied in a three-deep grave. My body will be placed on top of her, and Julie will be placed on top of me. Julie thinks this is a wonderful idea. I often fantasize about this solution. What a delicious idea to be sandwiched between the two loves of my life. Just think; I go down to visit one and then go up to visit with the other. — Robert Dear Robert: Consider thinking about this little ditty: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, I hope there is room for all of us. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
