December 17, 2022 Issue, Page 5 of 12

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Activities December 17, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Time Has Opened Wounds In- Qurey's—-Believe It or Not stead Of Healing Them GHARLES the traveler? Why can’t they grandparent. Friends of mine Dear Abby call when they visit the area? said I am a grandma. I say, “By Darwin's Should I include this in my let- default, I am a grandma.” My THEORY OF DEAR ABBY: We moved ters to my friend, which are friends also said instead of call- from Indiana to Florida 30 years ago. Ten years later, I frequent? He guilted me in his last letter. How should I word ing me “Grandma,” the grand- PARTIALLY moved back for a job, but re- my response? I feel a need to kids could call me something INFLUENCED turned to Florida after 9/11. I say something, but I want the else to differentiate between BYA recently received a letter from words to be right. - ONE-SID- their biological grandmas and a friend telling me that I hadn't ED IN FLORIDA me. I recently signed a birth- PIRATE! visited Indiana in 14 years. day card for one of the grand- ‘This friend, who has been in DEAR ONE-SIDED: You kids and wasn’t sure if I should a long-standing relationship and this person are pen pals, sign just my name “Louise” or for 40 years, visited us once nothing more. If you enjoy the “Grandma Louise,” so I settled in Florida 28 years ago. He correspondence, ignore the at- on “G-ma Louise.” Qn 2008, 4 seacu surprised us by coordinating tempt at a guilt trip if that’s a liaison during that visit with what the comment was intend- Because of COVID, we hadn't WAS STOLEN IN JAMAICA, an old boyfriend -- who slept ed to be. You and his sisters been able to visit much with over. It was very awkward. This are acquaintances, not friends. the grandkids. However, when friend hasn't visited us here ‘Their lack of communication it comes to gifts, I'm usually again, but did travel to Miami. with you should have sent that the one picking them out and, We drove eight hours round- message. I cannot understand in some cases, my husband and trip to see him and his partner. why you should chase after I split the cost. In my heart, I He considered this “visiting them. Stop nursing grievances. feel they are my grandkids, us. Concentrate on the people in butI don’t think my husband’s CASTARO I know from others that he your life who actually recipro- and his partner have come cate your friendship and you kids view me that way. AM I down to Florida often over the will be much happier. a grandma? -- STATUS UN- Ve S POSSIBLE FOR past 30 years without calling KNOWN IN CALIFORNIA FISH EGGS TO SURVIVE or seeing us. I was also close to DEAR ABBY: I have been AND HATCH AFTER BEING his sisters when we lived in In- married for almost three years DEAR STATUS UNKNOWN: EATEN AND PASSED BY A diana, but only one visited us to an incredible man. It’s the You are as much a grandma as. DUCK, 26 years ago - and never again. third marriage for both of us. you would like to be, and to the Another sister has a condo an Thave an older daughter, and extent the children’s parents 22022 Pply Enertalnment ne_wonutpeyscom win gocomice.com Distbuted by Andrews Mette! for urs. L217 hour south of us and has never he has two older children -- a contacted us despite visiting son and a daughter. Last year, will allow it. Many families her condo at least once a year. they both welcomed their own agree on the names the grand- Crossword Have I missed something? children. parents are called, and I see no The sisters don’t communi- I'm not sure where I fit reason why yours should be an cate with me. 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