February 24, 2021 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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February 24, 2021 Activities Punishment doesn’t fit crime Qiney's_—_-Believe It or Not/ after boy is caught with porn VERNORS GINGER t Ss THE could result in whetting their Dear Abby son’s appetite for more. You He helps with bills and works a full-time job. My only problem OLDEST SODA, IN “HE U.S. might also have suggested they with him is he wears the same DEARABBY: When Istopped consult a child psychologist by my brother's house a couple for suggestions on how to deal pair of pants for weeks with- of weeks ago, he mentioned with their son’s budding sexual out washing them and hasn't that his 9-year-old son was curiosity, which is entirely nor- washed his sheets in months. grounded in his bedroom. He mal, and urged that from now I didn’t raise him that way. He was being punished for snoop- on they keep their collection does take a shower every night. ELECTRIC EELS 1 “THE AMAZON ing in his dad’s vintage collec- under lock and key. He owns only one pair of HUNT IN PACKS. tion of porn. DEAR ABBY: I recently met a pants, and I can’t get him to At first I was upset with my very nice woman online. Dur- buy another pair. I have com- brother and his wife, because ing our first phone call, she plained to him several times an) it was their fault that the boy told me about an injury she about the bad smell. How can had access to it, and boys are received a few months ago that Iget him to change his ways? —- naturally curious. But when has left her with a disability. FED-UP MOTHER IN TEXAS I found out what his punish- T’m not bothered by it, and I'd ment was, I became enraged. like to get to know her better. ‘Their “brilliant” idea was to From the way she responded DEAR FED UP: At this point make my nephew disgusted to a few things, I got the im- in his life, that may not be pos- pression that she is still com- sible. It seems strange to me with porn by forcing him to look at the entire collection for ing to terms with what has that someone who smells bad happened, as anyone would be. three hours instead of playing Thave no experience with a sit- could hold a full-time job, but outside. uation like this, and I have no I will take your word for it. The Maybe this tactic works for idea if, from the perspective of easiest solution to your prob- cigarette smoking or chew- dating, it is the right thing to lem might be for you to wash ing tobacco, but this seemed engage someone who is going his bedding every few weeks. MINERS IN URUGUAY_RECENTLY CRACKED OPEN AN AMETHYST very wrong, I was so appalled, through this. Any thoughts? -- GEOVE SHAPED JUST LIKE A HEART — As to the fact that he has only I overstepped; I went straight into my nephew's room and TENTATIVE IN INDIANA one pair of pants, buy him a Dietributed by Androws McMeel for UFS. ©2021 ripley entertainment inc. DoD A told him he was allowed to go DEAR TENTATIVE: Yes, it’s pair for his next birthday or for outside and play. Abby, what the right thing ~ but only if Christmas -- whichever comes do you think? Am I being ri- you can be supportive and pa- SSW diculous? What should I have tient during what has to be an sooner. done? -- APPALLED INOHIO _ extremely emotionally disrup- ACROSS tive time in this woman's life. i i i- r x DEAR APPALLED: The I am sure she could a use sup- aei oe 1 Train for boxing child’s punishment was ex- portive male friend right now, © a 5 Play at full NIVMSM CIV S|L Sm Tiwv treme and inappropriate. What _ as long as you two can contin- 4S Jeanne Phillips, and was volume you SHOULD have done was ue to have an open and honest founded by her mother, Pau- 10 River floater ONE FEIROM HME point ato your boner and dialogue with each other. line Phillips. Contact Dear 14 Director — REDIEENEERGS) WE sister-in-law that their pun- ishment may have been coun. 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