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Activities Wednesday, October 3, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Researching family history exposes old murder charges Dear Abby portunity to get her side of the story. Unless you have also encourage him to get involved with special inter- DEAR ABBY: While re- all the facts, the last thing est groups at his new school, searching my family, I dis- you should do is judge her. which might enable him to covered that my now-elderly meet and interact with more mother was charged with the DEAR ABBY: My sweet, kids and possibly make new THE SANDWICH murder of a toddler 40 years introverted son has just friends. WES INTRODUCED a IN (962 ago, before I was born. She started high school. He’s a AS AN was never convicted and shy person who has a hard DEAR ABBY: My husband ALTERNATIVE (Bnmee ces coud ert INSIDE THE FOR CATHOLICS never mentioned it. How- time making friends, and the insists that I go out in public ‘Moon! Walch woulf Dwar x, EVEN The raged CON, Weil ever, after reading her testi- few friends he had in middle without wearing any under- WORLDS TALLEST BUR DING, bOBAIS ON FRIDAYS: BURY KHALIFA ~ mony and things she’s said school aren’t attending the wear. He thinks it’s sexy. I at coal wwnw.gocomics.com after the incident, I have no same high school. He has am uncomfortable doing this doubt she is guilty. confided that he is terrified because it makes me feel dirty and trashy. I also feel it This has me reeling be- that he will be bullied and cause she has always been won't know how to respond. is unsanitary, Your thoughts? -- NOT MYTHING IN VIR- a great and loving mother. He asked me if there was a GINIA When she heard I was re- phrase that repels bullies. I searching our family, she told him I don’t know any DEAR NOT: I’m glad you mentioned that I would find and I would ask you. -- asked. Dirty and trashy are something unsavory and WORRIED MOM separate issues from unsani- asked me to please not look tary. You are a married adult Turee YOUNG BOrs IN BoLiviA WOUND UP IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER into it because it’s in the past DEAR WORRIED MOM: woman, and wearing or not TAKING TURNS GETTING BIT Br A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER IN HOPES “THAT THEY WOULD BE TRANSFORMED INTO REAL-LIFE SPIDER-MEN ~ and she didn’t want it to tar- Like your son, many stu- wearing anything under your nish my image of her. I don’t dents transitioning to high dresses or skirts has no bear- Dietibuted by Andrews McMee! for UFS. ©2020 rptey Enterainmertinc. 1-7 know how to feel or what to school are afraid of the un- ing on whether you are (or aren’t) a “good” girl. do. -- SHOCKED IN THE WEST known. Why is he afraid of being bullied? Did it happen Timagine some couples go out for a special night on the osswo to him in middle school? town “commando” because DEAR SHOCKED: If If so, why? 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