December 14, 2022 Issue, Page 6 of 8

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6- The Elk City News Activities December 14, 2022 Man Trying To Win Back Ex Blind- Rineys—-Believe It or Not/- sided By Her New Beau all by yourself. It takes two. unused. Their place is nowa to- Dear Abby Your ex is unwilling to accept tal disaster. It pains me to see that Mack hasn’t been honest, them live like this. This isn’t DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife,and sometimes people must how our son was raised. “Jenny,” and I were together learn the hard way. As much By the way, she is the mother seven years, married for al- as you'd like to “save” Jenny, of a 5-year-old who stays with most five of them. We have she’s going to have to make her three days a week. Part of a young child together. We have been divorced for eight her own mistakes. Stay close me wants to call CPS because Qlaxep MOLE RATS ALMOST NEVER GET CANCER, months. I have been trying to so you can buffer your son if no child should live in these there are stormy seas ahead. If = reconcile with her because she conditions, but I'm hesitant is the love of my life and I want Mack is as bad as you say, their because of my son. He loves S-eausoat Geyser i romance likely will not last. our family to be together. The problem is, since we her and enjoys living with her. ANTARETIEA IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Is I desperately need advice on IS THE ONLY CONTINENT 3~ DEAR ABBY: My husband separated, she has been see- how to best handle this. -- FAS- THE TALLEST ACTIVE ing my ex-best friend, “Mack,” and I have two adult sons, 22 ON EARTH WITHOUT ANY GEYSER IN THE WORLD, who was the best man at our and 20. We helped them be- TIDIOUS IN WASHINGTON SPIDERS! CAPABLE OF wedding. I was crushed when I come independent by teaching SHOOTING WATER them as teenagers to cook, do DEAR FASTIDIOUS: I un- found out. I have tried to show ALMOST Jenny that Mack is amanipula- their laundry, scrub their bath- derstand that you are disgust- YOO reet & tor anda liar and that he hasn't rooms, vacuum, do dishes, etc. ed, but the “best way to handle INTO. been honest with her during Our oldest moved out a year this” would be to step back and THE AIR, their time together. ago and rented an apartment stay out of it. This is how your I know that I am clearly the with his 28-year-old girlfriend. son has chosen to live -- for best man for Jenny, our son A month after he moved, wenow. If he is bothered by the and our family. However, she were invited to their place for mess, he’s capable of stepping continues to see Mack even dinner. The apartment was in to rectify it. You should not after his true colors have been a mess. We let our son know call CPS unless the child is in shown and after I have done they need to spend 15 to 30 imminent danger. everything to make things minutes every day picking up right with us and win her back. after themselves so their days Dear Abby is written by Ab- How should Iproceed, knowing off won't be spent cleaning. Crossword igail Van Buren, also known she’s making the wrong deci- ‘They both work crazy hours. sion? -- RIGHTING A WRONG Neither one thinks cleaning as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pau- their apartment is important! ACROSS 1 Took a beating DEAR RIGHTING: Please We have bought them clean- line Phillips. Contact Dear accept my sympathy because ing supplies, a vacuum, a mop, Abby at www.DearAbby.com or 3 ee L|S|3/7 H|V/S|ABBS/S\S5/0 it’s obvious you are hurting. etc. to help them maintain BO. 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