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Activities Tuesday, August 6, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Dad’s refusal to acknowledge Rine,'s—-Believe It or Not! illness puts nephews at risk mon. I never imagined I'd Dear Abby he’s not sick and I have no business sharing his medical ever find a soul mate, but we information. More likely he fell in love. DEAR ABBY: My father doesn’t want to admit he’s getting older or may have to He is married; I am not. is in his 70s and lives close by. My brother and his fam- cancel the trip. He is loving and consider- ily live across the country. Thave to tell my brother if ate as much as he can be. I Dad won't, but if I do, I’m Dad has smoked for more than 60 years, and an in- sure I'll never get more in- love him so much, but I feel cident with his high blood formation, and Dad will quit terrible about our situation. I GOMMERCIALS Distributed by Andrews MeMeet for UFS. talking to me altogether. Is feel it is unfair -- especially CEATORING: gH pressure recently landed there any way around this him in the hospital. He’s that I’m not seeing? -- LEV- to me. I need more than he ICE CREAM z supposed to be on medica- ELHEADED DAUGHTER : . can give to me in terms ofa AREN'T REALLY USING H: tion, but he refuses to take it. He claims his hobby of IN DETROIT relationship. \CE CREAM — MUXING- DEAR DAUGH- playing the trumpet keeps TER: The safety of your I know I have messed up. MASHED POTATOES his lungs healthy and re- brother’s children is para- Again. I'd like to remain ee We hie. cent changes in his diet have mount. Your father does friends, but that’s all. How PREVENTS THE solved the blood pressure is- a I don’t. want "ICE CREAM" sues. Neither of these things not have the right to place do I tell him? PROM MELTING p 4 ; Sf Kiorznase them at risk, which he will " dramai ‘ ON, CTOR SOU JOHN LITHGOW seem likely to me, and he because of his carelessness to have on the job. I extorprtE CTS LEGO Wie Whee THE (ee FIRS Oe has not been back to the doc- about his health situation. have been applying for other “IN. SHOW "CHEERS" — tor. Dad hides his condition from everyone. I know only Your father may not like it, jobs away from this place. I but it is imperative that you because I was the one who warn your brother so he can thought that it would solve was called when he went to make an informed decision the problem. -- UNFAIR the hospital. about whether to allow an SITUATION My brother recently told unsupervised camping trip me Dad is planning to take with Grandpa. (The solution my teenage nephews camp- may be that another adult DEAR UNFAIR: Remain- HALLEYS COMET WONT ORBIT FAST EARTH ing at a fairly remote loca- will be included to keep an in, just friends” may not be AGAIN UNTIL 2OGI.~ tion. When I encouraged eye on things.) realis ic. Tell this wonderful Dad to tell my brother about his heart condition so he DEAR ABBY: After I had young man the affair is over wonw.gocomics.com could make an informed emergency surgery, I was because it wasn’t fair to you decision about the safety of moved to another location in or his wife. Once you have the trip, or at least prepare my work department. I met secured another job, give my nephews in case some- a wonderful young man and, thing happened, Dad went as we communicated, we your5 employer two: weeks ACROSS through the roof! He insists found we had a lot in com- notice and get out of there. 4 Tall flower PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED 5 “Da” opposite WY FIRST. FoeM a 9 Lucy Lawless TIA[C 1 Ml UISHIE|R BM AIClE Wg ENTUeD “CAT var role S|L/A|WENIO/O|S/E GIUIA IN THE SINK.” x 13 Trailblazer P|E|S|OMBL|I|LIA|C A|BIS Daniel — SICIA O[LIDMBE N|TIRIEE 14 Atmosphere A DITA te eheke (hurry) S|HIA D A|PPIE/A/L|S 16 Letdown H|O/|U L U/T B|U|M 18 Handle O|R|G ClH]IIN|S O|R|O 19 Like some mgrs. 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