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Activities December 3, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Grandma Raising Boy Is Eager Rneys—-Believe It or Not/- To Live Her Life auc star Kepcer IH S123 : c(t literally true. Joey's paternal save you and your husband |S THE ROUNDEST NATURAL { I Dear Abby grandparents did a terrible from any misunderstandings OBJECT EVER MEASURED, i job raising their irresponsible in smaller venues. DEAR ABBY: I have been son. Would you really consider raising my daughter's first turning Joey over to them to child, “Joey” is 10, and he has mess up? Stay the course! DEAR ABBY: One of the last been living with my husband times we hung out, a friend and me full time for four years. DEAR ABBY: My husband made a comment about my T love him very much and en- has cerebral palsy. He can joy being his “mom,” but I'm talk, but his speech is slight- size. She said, “I shouldn’t com- not good at helping him with ly slurred. He can walk, but plain about my weight gain. homework. My — daughter he’s unsteady on his feet. We T'm smaller than YOU.” It was doesn’t have time for him, She love to go out and have a few really rude. I thought about has two other kids with a dif- drinks, but the issue is that that comment and how to ap- ferent dad. The stepdad has no people think he is intoxicated. proach it for a week, and when desire to be a dad to Joey. We have been thrown out of IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Iam Joey's everything. My places. We were almost thrown I saw her next, I asked her to AND IS [O TIMES HIGHER a ride-share service until not bring up my size when she life revolves around him. But, THAN THE WALLS OF THE out of Abby, at 52, I feel Ihave earned I told the driver he has a dis- complains about hers. Granp CANyon! the right to do as I want at this ability. We were at a concert Instead of apologizing, she time in my life. I feel I would going up the steps (I was hold- spent 15 minutes justifying be punishing Joey if I gave ing beers), and everyone stared him back to his mom to raise. at him thinking he was drunk. what she said. But there was His biological father is not in Do you have any advice (short no real justification. Since his life, although the paternal of putting up a sign that he is then, I have avoided her. She grandparents are in contact disabled)? — SOCIAL SPOUSE keeps reaching out and asking with him. Your thoughts on to spend time with me, but at Vrs A FEDERAL CRIME IN this situation? -- LIKE A MOM DEAR SPOUSE: Your hus- IN SOUTH CAROLINA band should not have to dis- this point, I don’t feel I should. tHE U.S. TO INTENTIONALLY AlM play a sign. When you go to What would you do? — OF- A LASER AT AN AIRCRAFT. DEAR LIKE A MOM: Gladly. a bar or a restaurant, inform FENDED IN HAWAII . 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