November 1, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Activities Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, November 1, 2019 Concern for grandma’s health Rnes—-Believe It or Not’ keeps granson from visiting Dear Abby As a child, I was in my son’s position, and I Is it OK to not be actively looking for love? Everyone know how it affected me. I I know keeps asking me if I DEAR ABBY: I work and have a family and live five just wanted to see “Sara,” have found someone, and I hours from where I grew up. and I thought Mom and Dad were mean for not letting keep telling them I don’t be- My mom isn’t in the best me. I do not want my son to lieve in love. I’m content. I health and neither is her hus- band. While I try to visit as feel that way. He’s a child, don’t do anything but work, not a pawn in a game. Can so I always say I never have often as I can, she always you help me explain to my THE LARGEST WAREHOUSE FOR wants me to visit more often, time. AMAZON 12 IN ScHERTZ, TEXAS, mom that my concern is for AND 1S THE baa OF which I understand. Is there something wrong 22 Ameri The problem is, she keeps the safety of everyone in- with being single all your life FOoTeALL FIELDS c asking us to leave our volved? -- SAFETY FIRST 5-year-old son with her for and not having a significant long weekends or to spend a DEAR SAFETY FIRST: other? I have my cat to love, week with her and her hus- Have a series of talks with as well as my sisters. Does band. They are good people, your little boy. He needs to a person have to be with but both have physical limi- understand that, although Grandma loves him and someone if they are content tations. Would I let my son stay wants him to visit, she is not being alone? Yes, I would with them if one of them was always well enough to look like to go out, but why does CoconuTs after him properly if he does, it have to be with a partner? ARE OFTEN USED IN still in good health? Yes. It BLACK MAGIC RITUALS is hard for me to explain to which is why you won't al- -- CONTENT LONER IN IN THE MALDIVES. low it. It isn’t his fault, it \N FACT, A COCONUT WAS her my concern that my son MONTANA DETAINED BY MALDIVIAN would be too much for them isn’t your fault, and it isn’t POLICE _IN ZO1S ON (Wine FILMING" THE wizaRDoF oz," Grandma’s. If Grandma SUSPICION OFA 16 YEAR - OL DB Jub’ 'Y GARLAND WAS to deal with at this point. VoTE:RIGEING SPELL. PUT ON A DIET OF CHICKEN SOUP, If she has a series of good could come to visit you oc- DEAR LONER: If you are ‘EY COFFEE AND 80 CIGARETTES A DAY.~ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION“ days, great. If she doesn’t, casionally for a few days, comfortable flying solo, it is we would have a problem, it might give her more time perfectly acceptable to live 11-1... and I'd have to drive back to with your boy and be good your life that way. The peo- deal with it. for both of them. ple who are telling you oth- I have tried explaining nicely, and then other times DEAR ABBY: I am a erwise may mean well, but ACROSS more directly, that it isn’t 46-year-old, single gay man. you do not have to take it to 1 Break in PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED that I don’t want her to spend Although I’ve had a few heart. Live your life the way 4 Trapshooting time with her grandchildren. crushes, I have never been you want, do not second- 9 Protozoan (var.) B/O|D/ ER D/O|U/S/E MB A|WIE|D I'm tired of the guilt trips she deeply in love. I don’t like guess yourself and don’t al- 14 One, to RIOJAIR ||B/S|E|INBBL/AIC|Y tries to put on me. I’m also going out to the bars and, be- Conchita A|P|S|\OBBR[1/S/E/SHRAIC/RIE tired of her telling my son cause my town is extremely low yourselfto be pressured. 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