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Activities Wednesday, February 12, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Mom fears teen dating drama Kmnevys—-Believe It or Not!fo will lead to principal’s office Dear Abby DEAR NOT FUNNY: Tess it would not be a good That boy is sulking be- idea to disclose it and add to DEAR ABBY: I’ve got a cause his pitch didn’t sell. her misery. Tess says it isn’t new one for you. My beau- Polyamory is the practice fair to her to have to swal- tiful 16-year-old daughter of openly engaging in mul- low this pill for the sake of was interested in a boy her tiple intimate relationships not making waves. She feels age from school. He was in- with the consent of ALL Jane should know what kind terested in her, too. He told the people involved. What her he wanted to date her, that boy may have meant of man her husband is. Abby, but that he is “polyamorous” was he enjoys “playing the Jane knows exactly what and would be dating many field.” Your daughter didn’t kind of man she has. Part of IN 1934, HE L.&.YOUNG GOLF COMPANY girls simultaneously. She discriminate; she showed what he did wrong was have INTRODUCED THE WALTER HAGENL told him he’s too young to good common sense. If the a cyber affair. “ITS A HONEY” GOLF BALL WITH know what he is yet, and he principal hears about it, the Should Tess inform Jane a STICKY HONEY CENTER .— was just using it as an excuse administrator not only won’t that her husband has been to date multiple girls, and call your daughter into the inappropriate? She now re- she wasn’t interested. office, I’m pretty sure the fuses to visit our brother-in- They are part of the same person will get a chuckle out law and has basically writ- friend group. He has been of this. ten him off. Please give me acting very hurt, pouty and your opinion and advice. -- angry. He told a mutual DEAR ABBY: Our broth- TORN UP OVER THIS IN friend he is “deeply hurt” he er-in-law made a terrible TEXAS came out to my daughter and mistake and is now serving that she won’t accept him as time. My younger sister, he is. I’m worried this will “Tess,” and I have visited DEAR TORN UP: Tess is escalate, and he will claim him on a few occasions. We right. It appears incarcera- that she shamed him for this. support him by listening and tion hasn’t discouraged your Abby, I am all about sup- brother-in-law from writ- have told him that although BENJAMIN FRANKLIN QNTIL 1950, U.S WESTHERMEN ing inappropriate material DREW ONE OF AMERICA'S. WERE FORBIDDEN FROM USING- porting how people self- he made a horrible mistake, FIRST POLITICAL CARTOONS “THE WORD " TORNADO.” identify, but this is abso- he has to move forward. to inappropriate recipients. IN 1754. lutely ridiculous. What are Well, something happened Tess should not be discour- your thoughts? Is this the that has put a damper on aged from informing Jane new normal? If you refuse to things. This brother-in-law about what her husband has date a boy who dates a ton of sent Tess a letter, and in it he done and showing her the other girls simultaneously, confessed to her that he had letter, if it is still in her pos- ACROSS does that make you guilty of a dream, and she was in it. It session. Jane has a right to 1 Red edible root PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED shaming? 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