November 19, 2019 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Parents are up in arms over Rineys—-Believe It or Not’ boy’s photos posted online Dear Abby er-in-law should have asked and promised she’d explain permission prior to sharing later that weekend, DEAR ABBY: My hus- any pictures of our son. Am Well, the man turns out to band and I have a happy, I correct? -- NEW MOM IN be a former beau she hadn't adorable 18-month-old son. NEW YORK seen in about a year. Celeste Understandably, he’s the seems to think I should be light of our lives. DEAR MOM: You and OK with her canceling our Early in my pregnancy, I your husband should ask date, but I can’t help but feel decided to not post a preg- yourselves what has upset she was wrong to do it so she We nancy announcement or pic- you more -- that his mother shared a family picture with could spend the weekend #oust: DEMTATO tures of him on social media. Disteibuted by Andrews MeMee! for UF, with a former lover. (What I felt my son should have the her circle of friends (as you am I? A consolation prize?) autonomy to build his own have with 40-plus of yours) I ended the relationship loa social media presence as he or that she altered the color. over the brush-off she gave TYPE OF, saw fit. During the past year, If you prefer she post no STARFISH T have felt comfortable shar- more pictures, ask her to me, but she is trying to re- WITH AN’ EXTREMELY ing about five pictures of stop and explain why. Ifit’s new things. Was I wrong to PUFFY BoDy — him with my 40-plus close the fact that she took artistic take this as serious enough friends and family who fol- license, I think you are over- to end the relationship? -- low that social media ac- reacting and you should let PERPLEXED EX IN MIS- r ICON count. it go. SOURI RAVIOLI -f Gusica IN JOHN CLAIMS TO OWN My mother-in-law has howe THAN 200,000 PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES! been posting pictures of my DEAR ABBY: I am a DEAR EX: You were not son to her social media ac- 70-year-old widower. For wrong. Celeste stood you RPHE CHEMICAL, FORMULA FOR SODIUM CITRATE, THE COMPOUND THAT count for a while now. It the past year I’ve been dat- up, which was, to say the eae CHEESE INTO A’CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE bothered me, but I didn’t ing a woman, “Celeste,” and least, inconsiderate of your voice any concerns because our relationship was grow- feelings. (Did she offer to I didn’t want to overreact. ing closer (we were intimate, reimburse you for those tick- A few weeks ago, my hus. and we seemed to be becom- ets? I'm betting she didn’t.) band texted her a picture of ing a couple). Because she’s She’s trying to renew the l 11-19 c2oio ripiey entertainment ne. wure.gocomies.com our son, himself and me. A a big fan of a particular per- romance with you (for now) few hours later, it ended up former who was going to be because her former beau’s on her social media account in our area, I bought tickets visit ended. When he called, Crosswo! with a filter altering the pic- for us two months in ad- she should have told him ture’s original color! vance. They were quite ex- ACROSS My husband and I be- pensive. Celeste knew about she had a previous commit- ment and honored it. 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