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6- The Elk City News Activities January 18, 2023 Boyfriend Turns To Booze, GIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Drugs After Baby’s Birth By ATM CREATED BY ART COLLECTIVE M&CHF ANv on vISPLaveD AT ART BASEL my life to be. This is not what I MiAMI BEACH PUT THE CASH Dear Abby wanted for our baby. I'm trying her. ‘The problem is, Gwen is het- BALANCE OF THOSE WHO USE IT to decide whether it’s better to erosexual. She has said, partly ON A LEADERBOARD AND RANKS DEAR ABBY: I’m having a big put up with it or leave. I'd have problem with my boyfriend. to get a job and find child care. in jest, that it’s “oppressive” PEOPLE BY WEALTH! We hada baby five months ago, ‘The thought of my son in day- that she's straight. Without and since then he has changed care makes me sick, but so does going into too much detail, she Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS. ©2023 Ripley Enter drastically. He previously had being treated this way. Please has had a bad time with past a problem with addiction, but advise me. -- TROUBLED NEW relationships and is presently had a handle on it. He told me MOM single. the baby was powerful motiva- tion. My pregnancy was bliss- DEAR MOM: Face it. Your Tam bound and determined Latsnow DAMES ful, and he was attentive and to nip this crush in the bud. “TURNED DOWN A #10 MILLION OFFER boyfriend has backslid, and caring. you can no longer trust him I feel telling Gwen about it FROM REEBOK WHEN HE WAS AN (8-vEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL I know babies are stress- to be truthful with you. Your would be unethical. I know for STUDENT, SAYING THAT NIKE OR ful, and ours had colic, so we problems will never be resolved certain that she’s straight, but had many nights filled with ADIDAS COULD POTENTIALLY OFFER if they can’t be discussed with- my brain refuses to shake this screaming. I do most of the out contention. Start looking “feeling.” I'm terrified that it HIM More, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, HE SIGNED WITH Nike FoR work with the baby. I quit my for reliable daycare for the will ruin our friendship. What $20 MILLION! job to be a stay-at-home mom baby and for a job. If you do, and nurse him. The only time you will have a head start on do I do? — CRUSHING IN IN- my boyfriend takes care of the the inevitable. If you and this DIANA baby is for me to take a show- man separate, he will be legally DEAR CRUSHING: Do the er. He has been drinking every responsible for contributing to same thing that other mature night and now he's doing mar- his son's support. It may also married people do. Step back ijuana as well. He is pretty fun- be the “jolt” he needs to get from something that could ny when he’s high, but I don’t straight again. DOES NOT trust him to take care of our threaten not only your rela- ACCEPT CHECKS DEAR ABBY: I'm a queer tionship with Gwen but also FOR son when he’s that way. He is also addicted to his phone. woman who has a crush on a your marriage. Whether Gwen $100 MILLION WhenI try to tell him how girl. “Gwen” is kind, outgoing finds her heterosexuality to be OR MORE. I feel, he gets defensive. He and very intelligent. The po- “oppressive” (said in jest) or TATS ewicasicnncin wainnpiaitnd accuses me of “trying to start etry she writes is brilliant and is bi-curious should not affect problems.” He also lies about sometimes soul-crushing. We your creative relationship with Crossword his addictions. I only recently are close friends and bonded found out about some of his over our writing. My wife and her. If you feel you cannot con- lies, and now I'm having a hard Thave talked openly about my trol your emotions, take a step ACROSS time believing anything he feelings for this girl, and my back and see her less often, if 1 Epic pusaled says. 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