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March 9, 2022 Activities Mother eager to reveal Qyeys—-Believe It or Not truth of son’s parentage FLOWER ICE, OR HAIR ICE, IS A my son and maybe their mar- our relationship has been fail- Dear Abby riage. They will have kids in the ing for a long time. OF FROGS’ ONLY future, and I think she should How doI tell him I want out DEAR ABBY: Thirty-two know. What do you think I of the relationship and think years ago I was seeing two dif- should do? - KNOWS THE we lost our spark a long time ferent men. I slept with each WHOLE STORY ago? How do I get out of the of them in the same week and rut I'm in because I’m scared to became pregnant. I told them DEAR KNOWS: You have ad- end the relationship? -- LOST midway through the pregnancy vised Todd, and he has refused. AND CONFUSED that the baby might be theirs. Respect his decision. Do NOT One ditched me. I never heard go behind his back and divulge DEAR LOST AND CON- from him again. ‘The other is this information to his wife or FUSED: At 24, your chances of my husband of 31 years. We you may damage beyond repair finding love again are probably went on to have two more chil- the relationship you have with better than your 40-year-old dren. I have suspected all along your son. partner's. I don’t know how {953 anv ZOIS, that my oldest son, “Todd,” long you have been living in IT WAS ILLEGAL IN wasn’t my husband's biological the rut you described, but life Fort Smity, ARKANSAS, DEAR ABBY: I'm a 24-year- is short. Do not waste more child. When Todd was 8, we did old male. I've been seeing this time than you already have on TO DANCE PUBLICLY ON aDNA test, and I was right. guy, “Kurt,” for four years. He Kurt, who may be as relievedas Todd was recently married. moved to New York to be with you to see this romance come I asked him several times be- me. He’s 17 years older than I toan end, fore the wedding to tell his fu- am. At first, it was great. We Break the news by telling ture wife his birth story. Todd were amazing together. Then him calmly that you feel your LARGEST KNOWN was adamant in his refusal. He we hit some rough patches. relationship has been failing ARTHROPOD TO EVER ROAM has no interest in meeting his When I went to meet his for a long time, the spark fiz- THE EARTH IS THE biological father or having a family in the Midwest, they PREHISTORIC zled out a long time ago and relationship with him. My hus- treated me horribly. My dad you are calling it quits. Follow ABiUROPLEURA, band is his dad — period. was ill, so I came back home. it up by saying you hope you A MILLIPEDE-LIKE CREATURE aly I feel guilty for not shar- Kurt let me drive the 18 hours will always be “friends,” and THAT WAS THE LENGTH OF A CAR AND WEIGHED MORE | y ing the truth with Todd’s wife by myself, which infuriated move on. THAN [OO Pounrs. when she asks me questions. me. I want him back, and I'm Dear Abby is written by Abigail She knows Todd was born be- also scared to be alone. I have Van Buren, also known as Jeanne fore my husband and I were Phillips, and was founded by her talked to other men online and married. Todd says it’s his de- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact searched for the love and com- ssword cision and “it’s not a big deal.” panionship I no longer have Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com truth?I do,Tvsupsetting, thing together anymore, nd 490009. PROS suzale a Idi . Should I tell her the ith Kurt. We don’t d - P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, NA TO) TING RIN | $ 8 bavdreens Tm OHO HIMES bo MN BEIT ess, oc 14 Busy places BABE FEMS) PER 15 Mountains or TAIAVBINIO|LIOIN| LHI S| VIM = river | SIME EOE] BEMK § 1g Gube inventor Maly IS Mi alaimo my an 3 18 In arude manner S|A/S|S/N|O|W ETE INES S 20 Mischief-maker BRE] SOREN Shbbet b 22 Worthless. 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