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Activities Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Terms of endearment have Riney’s—~-Believe Iteorv Not!fe opposite effect on woman Dear Abby ning to avoid him and visit few hours away. We stayed wu gocomice com him less? It breaks my heart at my mother’s home. My DEAR ABBY: My boy- because we can have such a mother overheard him talk- friend and I are middle- good time together, but he ing to his male friend about aged. We have been together is ruining it. I’m trying not for 2 1/2 years. I love him, to end a wonderful relation- engaging in sexual activity and I’m grateful for such ship. I feel that by ignoring with him. He thought ev- a wonderful man at this my request, he is being rude. eryone was asleep when she point in my life. My prob- Your advice? -- CRINGING overheard the conversation. lem is, he calls me “Sweet IN THE SOUTH I never suspected that my Baby” every single time he addresses me. (“Sweet DEAR CRINGING: Your son might be gay or bi. She Baby, what do you need boyfriend may be following told me in private the next SCI-FI AUTHOR JARED GRAY ae help with?” “Sweet Baby, a script he has written in his day. Should I say some- LIS SLEEP APNEA MASK INTO. I am on my wa hat head. Has it occurred to you “PACEHUGGER" EROM “HE MOUIE VALIEN." thing to him about what she did you say, Sweet Baby?”) that “Sweet Baby” may be heard? I don’t want to em- Even when it comes to try- what he has called ALL the ing to be affectionate, he'll women in his life -- which barrass him, and my mother say, “You're my sweet baby, would make it less a term of doesn’t want him knowing aren't you?” He asks this endearment than rote recita- what she heard. Should I SOUTH AFRICAN MAN VERNON KRUGER over and over and over, and tion? keep quiet? -- CAUGHT BY LIVED IN A WINE BARREL. MOUNTED ON “TOP OF AN then says, “You're my sweet After two years of this, 80-FooT- TALL POLE baby.” you should have made clear SURPRISE IN TEXAS ALEX SCHULZE TRAINED HIS TWO FOR 78 DAYS LABRADORS To DINE FOR LogsTers. O_ RAISE Money Abby, I could probably to him that “Sweet Baby” FOR CHARITS!. take it occasionally, but his is not only not having the DEAR CAUGHT: Your continuous use of it now desired effect, but it’s mak- mother may have misinter- F2Z 6 2020 wctey enorainment ne Distributed by Andrews MeMoe! for UFS. makes me cringe. I hate it! ing you cringe. While you preted what she heard. Your T have told him how much I'd prefer for him to use that you have an aversion are at it, tell him plainly son is at an age when he is osswo my name, but he won't. He to pet names like “Big Dad- trying to figure out who he continues with the “Sweet dy” because one daddy was is. 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