May 7, 2022 Activities Battle of Wills erupts over _ Rneys—-Believe It or Not!- social media posts (Four HUNDRED YEARS AFTER BAVERS went EXTINCT IN Lonvon, ENGLAND, TWO OF THE Dear Abby Your mother has made it clear that your wishes and your rules tion and our relationship, but it feels strange to repeat the DAM-BUILDING CRITTERS — Justin BEAveR AND mean nothing to her — she exercise now that we're broken Sicourney Beaver — DEAR ABBY: My adult son does what she wants. Now it’s has a drug addiction, for which time to exercise your own good up. What do you think? -- MO- WERE REINTRODUCED, TO he is receiving treatment. My judgment and do what YOU MENT HAS PASSED COMBAT FLOODING. family and I have just met his want. If you feel she might do DEAR MOMENT: Because daughter, who we had only re- something the children that would place in harm’s way, your ex-boyfriend made clear cently learned about. She’s 6. I by all means exclude her from that he doesn’t expect a re- had a celebration for her birth- placement, let the matter rest. day at my house. My mom (the events involving them. Allow his memories of college great-grandma) took pictures DEAR ABBY: After three ~ and you — to be his memen- of the birthday girl and her years together, my boyfriend tos. They are what's most im- friends, and posted them on and I decided to split up ami- portant because they can’t be social media. I had asked her cably once we graduated from stolen. before the party started to college. [bought him an expen- please not post pictures of the sive engraved pocket knife as a DEAR ABBY: I have been Pararyzer FROM THE WAIST DOWN, children on social media. She graduation gift, but there was a with someone for seven years. Sion KinvLevsives ef Norwich, ENGLAND, said she does what she wants. delay and it didn’t arrive until From the start, he said he WAS ABLE To CLIMs [HUY Stairs oF I don't believe pictures of we had graduated and he'd re- wasn't the jealous type. He Lonvon's LeApENHALL BUILDING WITH THE children under 18 should be turned to his home country in says that when we are out, USE OF A ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON, posted on social media and, Europe. I forwarded it to him flirting is OK because we go in this case, especially since with a card when I received it. home together, and if someone we just met my granddaugh- Unfortunately, when the box wants a kiss, I should give it. (w Fesruary 2022, ter. She didn’t have permis- arrived in his country a month What do you think of this? I'm MICHIGAN DUo KyLe KeLLy sion from the other children’s later, it was empty except for not for it. -- HEARTBROKEN AND BRAD DyKSTRA moms to post. I feel my mother the card. Someone had stolen IN FLORIDA TRAVELED 763 MILES disrespected my house and my my gift. AND SKIED AT rules, and I need to know how We have both filed claims 2S Ski RESORTS IN to handle future events. Pleasewith our countries’ post of thisDEAR man HEARTBROKEN: So says it’s OK for both sust 24 Hours! help. fices, to no avail. Should I buy I was raised to respect my him a new one, or has the mo- of you, I assume, to flirt and parents, but this is a deal- ment passed? While the knife kiss others? What I “think” is breaker, and I'm seriously was expensive, it didn’t cost that regardless of how long you considering not including her so much that I can’t afford have been together, this per- in future events involving the another one, and he stressed son isn’t interested in an exclu- Crossword children, - DEAL-BREAKER that he didn’t expect a replace- sive relationship, and if that’s IN NEW MEXICO ment. What’s the right thing what you want, it may be time to do? 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