September 30, 2020 Issue, Page 23 of 24

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Activities Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Man uses family gas money to buy birthday party tattoo Dear Abby son as a life partner. if they aren’t and you can’t handle another tense holi- DEAR ABBY: My family DEAR ABBY: My parents day visit, I recommend you just came back from a rela- have been together for more make other plans and tell tive’s after a weekend visit. than three decades, but their them why. The occasion was a birthday marriage has been strained party, and he had a tattoo art- for years. Still, they won’t ist come over. My boyfriend pull the plug and call it quits. DEAR ABBY: I am 13. -- the father of our 14- and It’s making us kids (all in Three years ago, I was in a 3-year-olds -- spent our last our 20s and out of the house) car accident that left me in $100 and went ahead and got and our extended family a wheelchair. I have been VICTOR HUGO wi IROTE: himself a tattoo! We aren’t confused and frustrated. able to move on in life and THE HUNCHBACKOF NOTRE DAME" TO IN THE ‘PEANUT Comic sTRiP, rich, and we had to borrow They still live under one am happy and have lots of RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND HELP Su meee PATTYS REAL NAME PRESERVE “THE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE Is money for gas to get home. roof, although they spend all OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL. PATRICIA REICHARDT- friends who help me stay ac- wum.gocomice.com I think he is the most self- of their time in separate parts ish person on the face of the of the house and communi- tive in sports, etc. My prob- planet, and I get mad at him cate only through us kids. lem is, I had a friend before for every other little thing They’re clearly miserable, my accident who moved now. I can’t imagine many but if any of us tries to speak away, and I’m sure he adult men would do that to to them about their toxic dy- doesn’t know his once best their partner. I know a few namic, each one blames the friend can no longer walk. who would even say, “No, other. I just heard his family is Honey, YOU get something. Abby, I adore both of my parents, but they’re becom- moving back here, and I’m Tcan wait.” Is there any hope for mankind? -- MARK OF ing shells of themselves. I not sure how to handle this. GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUSES LAY AROUND 56,000 EGGS AT A TIME” DISASTER IN WASHING- know it’s not my business Should I contact him be- 9-30 ©2020 riptey entertainment ine. Distributed by Andrews MeMee! for UFS. TON to step in, but something fore the move, or wait and has to change. I can’t handle be like, “Oh, by the way”? DEAR MARK OF DI- another tense holiday visit. SASTER: There is plenty of What should I do? -- CON- Do you have any advice? -- WONDERING IN NEW osswo hope for mankind; for the fa- CERNED IN CALIFORNIA YORK ther of your 14- and 3-year- ACROSS olds, maybe not so much. 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