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  Date : 2012-06-07
Wisdom of age teaches man to hold his fire after insult

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DEAR ABBY: While standing in a serving line at a restaurant, a man commented to my wife about her weight. She was very upset. My take was, "Don't talk to strange men." Later, I wondered whether I should have confronted the guy, slugged him or waited for him in the parking lot.
                       
As a young man I was prone to rash actions. I would like to think in my golden years that I have outgrown this tendency. Still, I'm not sure I handled the situation correctly. I want my wife to be confident that I would come to her defense. Please advise. -- TEXAS TOM
 
DEAR TEXAS TOM: Although as a young man you were prone to rash actions, as a mature one you gained the ability to control your temper. Had you confronted the boor, the situation would have escalated and you could have wound up in the pokey charged with assault. I'm advising you that you were correct to do nothing. The man is lucky your wife didn't "serve" him a fist sandwich. A lesser woman might have.
 
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DEAR ABBY: I'm 15. My father just started paying child support three years ago for my twin sister and me. He only pays a small amount each month, and he has never paid any medical or health bills for either of us in our lives.
 
Recently we found out he lied about his monthly salary so he wouldn't have to pay for us. I'm really hurt because I feel like he doesn't care about us. How do I cope? Help! -- INCREDIBLY HURT IN THE SOUTH
 
DEAR INCREDIBLY HURT: While I can understand your disappointment in your father's lack of character, please do not allow his failures to make you think less of yourself. His behavior shows that he doesn't care about anyone but himself. Now that you and your mother know he lied about his income, it's possible the child support he didn't pay can be collected retroactively. If your mother hasn't discussed this with an attorney, she should do it now.
  
* slug 주먹으로 세게 치다 (=to hit very hard)

* prone to ~하는 경향이 있는 (=likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something)

* rash 성급한 (=acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences)

* outgrow 나이가 들면서 사라지다 (=to stop doing or having an interest in something as one matures)

* temper 성미 (=a person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm)

* escalate 악화되다 (=to make or become more intense or serious)

* pokey 감옥 (=prison) 

* retroactively 소급하여 (=taking effect from a date in the past)
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