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Activities Tuesday, August 13, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Change in man’s personality RQine,'s—-Believe It or Not! when drinking threatens wife Dear Abby the most part, it’s been a lot of fun. But one mem- children, I decided to retire. I loved working and raising ber, “Maeve,” has to be the my children, and I am now A SINGLE GUMMY BEAR, DEAR ABBY: Some- smartest person in the room thoroughly enjoying my re- (S MADE Wit A no matter the topic. She of- CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT times when my husband tirement. “THOT MEAGURES has been drinking, he does ten belittles other members I do not yet have grand- 3000000 SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS. things I consider inappro- she considers less educated children, and my days are THATS MORE THAN priate with his cot than she is. She also fre- quiet and simple, which is 900 TIMES TIMES HoT TER quently doesn’t read or fin- THAN 4 JALAPENS, - childhood friend “ fine with me. My husband The most recent incident in- ish the book. She uses the and I enjoy little things -- Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. volved my husband pulling excuse of, “Oh, I re: the crossword puzzle, dis- down his pants and showing years ago, and I didn cussing the news, going to a Jasper his private parts. Lat- time to review it agaii play or concert and enjoying er that night he tried to grab Maeve is retired, and I the company of our children Jasper’s crotch. don’t mean to judge what and extended family when To me, Jasper seems she does with her time but, we get together. if all of us who are work- slightly uncomfortable, but The problem? My work- ‘www. gocomics.com he just laughs it off. When ing can find time, surely she ing siblings and their spous- I confronted my husband can too. Abby, would it be es constantly ask, “So, what terrible to ask her to leave about it, he said I was over- are you doing with your reacting and he was “just the book club? Every other time?” If I say, “Enjoying messing around.” I don’t member has complained to each day as it comes,” they think he’s gay, but it almost either me or my mom about scoff and say, “So, you're feels like he is cheating on Maeve. What should we do? just doing NOTHING?! me. Am I overreacting, and -- BOOK ADDICT IN THE Are you ever going to work what should I do? -- CON- SOUTH again?” It makes me feel FOUNDED IN THE MID- DEAR BOOK ADDICT: sad and judged, and I don’t WEST know how to respond. What CAFFEINE Talk privately with Maeve. can I say to these folks who SERVES “THE FUNCTION OF DEAR CONFOUNDED: Tell her how her actions Nosy.CHESTNUT Won THE 2019 > NOTURAL PESTICIDE IN Your husband’s immature have made the rest of the think I'm “doing nothing”? \THANS FAMOUS. Fort OF JULY A COFFEE PLANT.— -- LOST FOR WORDS IN Hor DOG EATING CONTEST BY CONSUMING behavior “sometimes when members. uncomfortable T\ DOGS AND BUNS IN IO MINUTES he has been drinking” is and give her some exam- NEW JERSEY EXTREMELY inappropri- ples. Then tell her that if she ate. How many times has can’t keep up with the read- DEAR LOST FOR _ this occurred? Listen to your ing and contribute in a posi- WORDS: You can feel sad gut and get to the bottom of tive manner -- which is the and judged only if you al- this because it appears you reason the club was formed low it. All you have to say to are married to a problem -- she should withdraw. these people is, “I’m finding drinker who may need help. plenty of things to devote ACROSS DEAR ABBY: I am a time to -- spending more 1 Ceremonial fire PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED DEAR ABBY: A few happily married woman. 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