January 3, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, January 3, 2020 History of put-downs causes Kine's——-Believe It or Not! broken trust between in-laws stepped in and told his sister Dear Abby to put her knives away. After of all of this. Tknow this is a choice peo- DEAR ABBY: [have been suffering through 14 years ple make, but at this point happily married to my dar- of her emotional battery, it’s I’m sure it’s just anxiety that ling husband for 20 years. no wonder you have trust is- is keeping her from getting sues where she’s concerned. The problem is his sister. the medical help she needs. Intelligent — person When we first met, she asked my husband if I was that you are, it’s likely you She’s missing her garden, “for real” because I’m very always will have them, so her grandchildren and gro- stop blaming yourself for it. cery shopping, so I’m sure outgoing and affectionate. being the outgoing she doesn’t want to spend In the early years, and un- Continue and affectionate person you the rest of her life like this. til about six years ago, she always have been, and keep Her husband has no influ- would berate me with abu- your guard up because that’s ence either and is picking up DURING BREEDING SEASON — sive criticism. In most in- heeds(SEaING what healthy people have to what she no longer can do. “THEY ACT AS HOUSEKEEPERS AND stances, her comments were EAT LARVAE THAT WOULD PaRASINZe inaccurate. If I tried to over- do when dealing with some- Thave tried encouraging her ACATHA CHRISTIE \> SAID To HANNE WRITTEN HER MURDEROUS: HE CHICKS - one like her. to seek advice, but haven’t look her actions and have a DETECTIVE STORIES WHILE IN THE pushed her so hard as to push BATHTUG EATING APPLES. ww.gecomies.com good relationship, she would DEAR ABBY: I love my soon find something else to her away. What should I do? MOMMNEIED,« wonderful neighbors of 28 criticize. -- SCARED FOR THEM IN years. They are 10 years Tam normally an “it’s his- MASSACHUSETTS, younger than my parents. tory” kind of person when it They have been like a sec- comes to confrontations and DEAR SCARED: If any- LION EuRS ond set of parents to me. My WEREig higaad forget them quickly. Thank- concern is for their health. one could do anything, fully her abuse has finally ANCIENT Teorey ome They are in their 60s and it would have to be the es stopped. But I’m now hav- 70s, but neither one goes to woman’s husband and her ing trust issues because ev- the doctor. daughter. I assume you have BECO VERS. ery time in the past when I The wife went 20-plus pointed out to your neighbor let my guard down to mend the relationship, she’d lash years ago and decided never toreturn after they prescribed that with medical help she Crossw could heal more quickly, and out and put me down again. diabetes and blood pressure also that there is something Any advice would be greatly medication for her. More ACROSS called preventive medicine appreciated. -- WARY IN recently, she can no longer that can help people avoid 1 Distort, as data PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED TEXAS leave the house because she 5 Fastener has injured her arthritic knee becoming seriously ill. Be- 9 Sleeveless top B/R|OW|SIS/O/B CIAIM[O DEAR WARY: One so badly. 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