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Activities Friday, August 30, 2019 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 9 Ex-wife offers to pay child Qnrey's—-Believe It or Not!: support she owes to the kids bee Dear Abby I do? -- PRESENT MRS. up missing. I heard about it from a mutual friend a day DEAR PRESENT MRS.: after I returned home. This DEAR ABBY: My hus- After having supported your friend told me Roger was band and I have been mar- husband and his children all adamant that I took his medi- tied for 16 years. His ex was these years, the LEAST you cation and there was no need supposed to pay child sup- are owed is honesty. What to question anyone else. port, but didn’t. He worked you should do is discuss this Roger would not ac- inhis careerfor only one year with an attorney of your own cept my calls. To add in- after we married and since immediately and, while you sult to injury, the so-called then has held menial jobs, are at it, raise the subject of mutual friend agrees with which have kept his future what is and is not considered Roger that I was the cul- GE ICE CREAM SUNDAE retirement intact. I have pro- WAS INVENTED IN THE (800¢ community property in your prit! So, I have lost two JO GET AROUND A LAW THAT vided him and his children a state. You should also de- PROUIGITED THE SALE oF home for which he has never friends. How do I let go termine to what extent you and move on? Time hasn’t ICE CREAM SODAS ON SuvbaYs! made a mortgage payment might be responsible for or taxes, utilities, clothes, healed THESE wounds. paying those high credit card etc. His children have -- ACCUSED IN OHIO balances should he renege. never lacked for anything. Once you have the answers, His ex now wants to re- DEAR ACCUSED: Roger you will be better able to de- solve the back child support termine how to handle this. should have confronted you issue by giving the settle- when his medication turned ment amount of money to the DEAR ABBY: Ten years up missing. That he accused kids. I don’t feel they should ago, I was a guest at the you behind your back to get it because it is owed to home of my friend “Roger” someone makes me wonder for a five-day holiday cel- how good a friend he re- Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. HIM. I'd like to see him use ally was. As to the mutual Cigar op MAN! it to pay off some ofhis cred- ebration. We’ve shared this it card bills, which are high.event with family and friends friend who contacted you She has told the kids what for years. I was the only the next day, be grateful. she is offering and plans to non-family member out of It is my experience that (BECAUSE HONEY NEVER EXPIRES, guilt him into giving it to the five adults and two teen- we can do what we set our IT HAS BEEN USED them. He doesn’t have to agers staying at his home. minds to. Start celebrating met wes ripleys.com THE IN ANCIENT settle that way if he choos- The guest room assigned this holiday by involving es. He doesn’t know that I to me shared Roger’s mas- yourself in travel or other SKIN GLANDS MUMMiFIcATON saw the letter, and he’s ly- ing about the amount she’s ter bathroom, which I used. During my visit, Roger’s spend time with other peo- activities you enjoy, and CugEP/ PROCESSES/ willing to pay. What should prescription medicine came ple so you won't be alone. 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