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Activities 6- The Elk City News October 5, 2022 Niece Keeps Secret Life Qneys—-Believe It or Not! Hidden From Her Mother NM Magy l BietH-CENERATION PEANUT FARMER JAMES HARRELL thinking “she knows what she’s than making an expensive pur- creaTep Peanut Corree, Dear Abby doing,” wouldn’t you want to chase was also the right thing ti A DRINK THAT TASTES LIKE be notified? Her father should to do. You should not have to AND CAN BE BREWED JUST DEAR ABBY: My niece, be tipped off as well if he’s in LIKE A REGULAR CUP OF JOE “Amanda,” is 19 and fairly close the picture. Someone needs to change your appearance if you BUT IS MADE ENTIRELY OF with my daughter “Hayley,” get through to that girl, who don’t wish to. You know who PEANUTS! who is 18. Since graduating seems determined to put her- you are. Try handling the com- from high school and through self in harm’s way. ments with humor and see if her first year away at college, that works better. Amanda has been going out of DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year- town to meet men she meets old female. Over the past 10 online. Amanda shares her years, people have increasingly DEAR ABBY: My aging fa- location with Hayley through been calling me “Sir” in public. ther lives hundreds of miles Snapchat “in case something Ihate it. I go to the salon to get away from me. I try to call him happens.” My niece is doing my hair and brows done and every day, but it feels like my this without letting anyone wear feminine attire and shoes. calls are not welcome. I am (other than Hayley) know and Tusvally carry a purse, but not the only person he has con- often uses my daughter as a always. Ihave an athletic build, cover to her parents. and I do wear T-shirts often (I tact with other than his care- These aren't just taught physical education for givers. Should I keep trying dinner dates, but usually weekends 30 years). My response is, “My or give up? -- DISCOURAGED away from home. Hayley al- ways tells me when Amanda is name is ‘Susan.” Do you have any other sug- DAUGHTER IN CALIFORNIA Z ARNOLD Motorious CARTEL away. We are both concerned gestions? It’s making me cra- SCHWARZENEGGER Boss PasLo Escosar REPORTEDLY BURNED about her behavior, as human zy. This has been going on too DEAR DAUGHTER: Do not WAS PAID $2 MILLION WHILE ON THE trafficking is very real. I have long. Today when it happened, give up. Is this normal behav- tried talking to Amanda about Thad been ready to make a pur- ior on your father’s part? If it $15 MILLION FoR HIS RUN WITH HIS FAMILY IN A MOUNTAIN HIDEOUT it, but she insists she’s safe and chase, but instead walked out isn’t, he should be examined by ROLE IN “TERMINATOR Z ft BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER knows what she is doing. My of a furniture store because I his doctor to ensure he hasn't OR, PUT ANOTHER WAY, “4 HAD BECOME HYPOTHERMIC, question is, should I tell my was so offended. Their loss. — hada stroke or gone into a cog- $21,429 Per worv! / Aa sister (her mom) or not? They ALL WOMAN IN THE SOUTH don’t really get along, and this nitive decline. It’s very import- will surely make things worse. DEAR ALL WOMAN: You ant you know his health status ~ AFRAID FOR HER IN IDA- are handling these comments as well as whether there have 10-9 crerissied ny ancrows Meteor UES. womocom HO as adeptly as possible. The been other changes in his life person who addresses you as DEAR AFRAID: Amanda is the wrong gender should be that would account for his be- Crossword playing with fire. If your daugh- rightly embarrassed when you havior. Pay him a visit, if that’s ter were walking on a ledge 20 respond that your name is possible. I cannot stress this ACROSS stories above the sidewalk, Susan. Leaving a store rather too strongly. 1 Brazen UST GORHERIZE boldness SIA|V|1 EIEI) «= ENRI-IE! 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