February 8, 2023 Issue, Page 6 of 8

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6- The Elk City News Activities February 8, 2023 Revealing Of Newborn’s Name QIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Triggers Emotional Reaction a Dear Abby DEAR WRONG NAME: It was unfortunate that the name to me as his best friend and says he needs his time with you (and your husband, I pre- me. He doesn’t harass me and DEAR ABBY: I recently gave sume) chose for your daughter is always respectful. He is gay, birth to our second child, a girl. was the same as the woman but closeted, and he knows I’m Shortly afterward, my husband your father-in-law cheated married. called his mother. She lives ina with. If your mother-in-law’s different state hours away and It is apparent that he is very a solution to the problem is to visits only once a year. When refer to her granddaughter as lonely. I don’t want to lead him urine a Riot IN NorTHERN IRELAND IN ZOIO, & POLICE OFFICER on, but I know this relation- DEFUSED THE SITUATION BY PLAYING ICE CREAM TRUCK MUSIC, he told her the happy news and “little one,” accept it. It seems our little girl’s name, which we very loving, actually. And when ship is very unbalanced. Is it roa ia ney had kept a secret, she became you write her a lovely thank- OK for me to keep casually tex- ue NATIONAL FLAG OF THE very upset. It seems the name you note for her generous gift, ting, saying hello and asking PHILIPPINES IS FLOWN r Bue worD if we had chosen, unbeknownst sign it, “With love from (your about his day? I feel like I'm his to us, was that of her hus- name) and “Little One,” which only friend. - UNCERTAIN IN UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE RED STRIPE ON TOP '\) "GRAFFITI" Is i} band’s mistress from years ago. I think is a sweet nickname. TENNESSEE DURING TIMES ACTUALLY THE HH ? For days afterward, she OF WAR. PLURAL FORM OF <i would call my husband cry- DEAR ABBY: I am a happily DEAR UNCERTAIN: It would "GRAFFITO.” ing and pleading with him to married gay man in my 50s. bea kindness to continue casu- change our baby’s name, tell- About a year ago, I was con- ally texting, saying hello and ing him he should never have tacted on Facebook Messenger asking this extremely isolated kept it a secret. She told him by aman in another state, and individual about his day. But she would never speak that we have developed what I con- while you are at it, it would name. A week later, we re- sider a casual friendship. My ALSO be a kindness to en- ceived a generous gift of baby new friend has cerebral palsy courage him to open his world clothes in the mail from her. At and is in a wheelchair. He lives and widen his circle of friends this point, she hasn’t checked with family and requires total by going on the internet and in with me, the one who gave care for his mobility and self- talking to people with similar birth. She refuses to acknowl- care. He has normal cognition, edge our baby’s name and will from what I can tell. interests. refer to her only as “little one.” I can only imagine how dif- I don't know how to thank ficult it would be to develop Dear Abby is written by Ab- her for her generous gift, as friendships and relationships igail Van Buren, also known normally I would just call her. with a severe disability. I have as Jeanne Phillips, and was Crossword But it’s clear she doesn’t want an active social life and chat founded by her mother, Pau- to hear from me. Could you here and there with him near- line Phillips. 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