May 30, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, May 30, 2020 Stepmom goes a step Rnreys—-Believe It or Not! too far claiming “ALK WoRTMLESSL VFLOECINAUCINIMILIPILIFCATION—= WHICH, AT 29 LETTERS, 1S ONE OF THE children as her own LONGEST WoRDS IN THe ENGLISH LANGUAGE — (S THE AcT OF ESTIMATING SOMETHING AS WORTHLESS .~ worwtipteya.com be trying to acknowledge Dear Abby it would be wise to issue a her role in the parenting memo about the importance DEAR ABBY: My for- equation. of frequent hand-washing. mer husband had an affair DEAR ABBY: My sis- years ago, and when our di- DEAR ABBY: Is it appro- priate to confront someone in ter, “Camille,” and I have vorce was final, he married a restroom about not wash- almost nothing in common. the woman he was involved with. I'll call her “Libby.” ing their hands, whether at She lives far from where I Although I have moved work or in public? I noticed do. We have seen each other on, it bothers me when she at work that some of my infrequently over the years, refers to my children as “her co-workers walk right past but when we have, she has the sink or rinse their hands children.” I have asked her always dropped a_ nasty with water for a second and to stop, but she continues then leave. I think washing comment or two, ridiculing to talk about “her daughter” your hands thoroughly with me or my husband or our and “her son” and insists it’s soap is more important now lifestyle. a term of endearment and than ever, and not washing “CHE FIRST CROSS - COUNTRY DRIVE MILLION YEARS AGO, it shouldn’t bother me. My She recently took early re- ACROSS THE UNITED STATES hands is a health hazard. -- HAPPENED IN 1803 AND INCLUDED GIANT FUNGA ax’ children don’t like Libby, tirement and wants to come A GOGELE-CLAD boG NAMED BUD. | CATED PROTOTAATES WATCHING THE WASH- so if she’s trying to get the ING IN TEXAS for a visit. Another sister Submitted By TALLER THAN TREES world to believe they’re one an Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH. OF THE SAME PERIOD.~ says Camille is much more big happy family, it isn’t DEAR WATCHING: You relaxed now because work- 5-80 wiser ney einai Cielo by Ardvors Wovaa tor OFS working. are right. Itis a health hazard. ing full-time was very stress- I think it’s rude of her to Everyone should realize that insist on telling people that fact in light of the current ful for her. I gave up on a re- Crossw these are her children. It’s health crisis. According to lationship with her long ago, as if Libby not only took the Mayo Clinic, unwashed and I have no desire to see my husband, but she’s also hands are spreaders of dis- or entertain her. We didn’t ACROSS 1 Advertising ploy PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED claiming to be the mother ease, which is why medical 6 Bossy’s offspring even like each other as chil- of my children. 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