October 25, 2019 Issue, Page 10 of 12

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Activities Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, October 25, 2019 Niece would rather stay home Qiney's—-Believe It or Not! than help her aunt entertain Dear Abby should understand and let someone else. For your sake, you off the hook without be- you had better find a way to DEAR ABBY: My aunt coming “really upset.” From let those feelings go or chan- is a perfectionist who loves where I sit, you are being nel them elsewhere, because hosting get-togethers at her treated less as a guest than what you want is not going house once a week. I love as a one-person, free kitchen to happen and will keep you iy being at home on a day off, and cleanup crew. You have from finding someone who so I can get chores done the right to spend your holi- is available. days and weekends exactly around the house and catch up onrest. I feel like I’m suf- as you wish, just as she does. DEAR ABBY: My hus- a focating when she band was terminally ill Gour ARE EpRS AND Nose THE ONLY including me, because it is DEAR ABBY: I recently when a GoFundMe account BOvY PARTS THAT NEVER STOP time away from my home on confessed my feelings to a was set up on Facebook to GROWING .— a Sunday or a holiday. married man after a year of help raise money for his ex- WhenI attend, I feel like liking him. We have known penses. He has since passed I’m really there to do the each other for five years. I away, and after the medical behind-the-scenes things, ignored the signs of his inter- expenses were paid, there’s like dishes, trash, etc., and I est in me until this past year. still quite a bit of money He hasn’t even been married don’t get to relax, visit and left over. My question is, enjoy the get-togethers. If I a year yet, but he gives me who does that money belong don’t attend or I protest in attention and flirts with me. to? My mother-in-law says any way, she gets really up- After I told him how I felt, the money should be split NYPD. POLICE OFFICER FOLLOW set. he didn’t tell me where he between me and my step- GIANT I don’t know how to stood with it, didn’t shut me daughter. I think the money FeNIcILLN WHENEVER HE WENT OUT DRINKING waeplye.com achieve a win-win for both down or tell me he feels the KE SURE To. MAKE belongs only to me. Please of us. My aunt has a big way I do. But he did hug me comment. Was FIRST CALLED HE DIDN'T GET DRUNK AND. heart and loves entertain- four days later, something he -- MARIA IN CALIFORNIA Mob Sues’ FALL ON ANYONE.” ing people. I’m an introvert, has never done before. What and I’m definitely not an do I do in a situation like TNIG come is Distributed by Andrews MoMool for UFS. this? I can’t let these feel- DEAR MARIA: Please entertainer. Being around people makes me feel over- ings go. -- LETTING GO IN accept my sympathy for the SSW whelmed, where it revital- THE WEST loss of your husband. Before izes her. Please help. -- UN- grabbing the money, ask yourself what your HUS- ACROSS COMFORTABLE IN THE DEAR LETTING GO: 1 Secures a parka PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED MIDWEST What you do in a situation BAND would want. Would 5 “People” person like this is stop chasing a there be any reason not to 49 Used a hatchet DI IIV/ABBJIAIDIE|/SBBCIOIDIE DEAR UNCOMFORT- married man. You knew share it with his daughter? 44. Delightful place O/RIE!S A RI TTL OlBlifE ABLE: Explain your feel- him for four years before his If the answer to that ques- 45 Kitchen GIO/RIPMEWIEIAIRIY BEWIOIOIL ings to your aunt exactly as wedding. During that time _ tion is no, then listen to your emanation SINJAI TIL WIEJE DI I /EIR you have to me. 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