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Activities February 25, 2023 The Elk City News - 5 Abuser Tries To Turn Over A QIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! New Leaf To Save Family W.s. Present GERALD Forb wouLp a sincere effort, she may trust and tell them that if they can’t ALLEGEDLY PASS G, AS AND Dear Abby you enough to risk reuniting. accept that you want to remain BLAME IT ON HIS SI ECRET ‘A warning, however: Do not neutral, they will have lost an- AGENTS, JOKINGLY SAYING DEAR ABBY: My wife and pressure her. This will have to other friend. THINGS LIKE, have been married for five be HER decision. years, with two children. I "Suow some aave been putting my hands DEAR ABBY: I have anew job class’! on her in such a bad way that DEAR ABBY: I'm friends in a small office. I have never she's saying we are no longer a been comfortable meeting new with three people who got into ‘amily and she wants a divorce. a series of arguments. One of people orlearninga new job, so. need my wife and children them no longer talks to the in order to appear friendly, fd sack. It hurts me to stay away. other two. I have remained chime in to the office conversa- Wauen COOKED Tm currently going to friends with all three and I told tions. A couple of times, I have WITH BEANS, church and Sunday school and them I want to remain neu- revealed too much of my life. THE EPAZOTE HERB ible study. I have been pray- tral. I wasn’t around when the Later, I found out the owner IS THOUGHT TO ng many hours these past few arguments took place, and I audio records the office. Ev- REDUCE THE weeks, and it is helping me. don’t want to be involved. One Gassy errects! eryone else knew it, but I was will do anything and every- friend says that because I'm NEVER informed. Now I'm ‘hing I can to get my family still friends with the other two, more embarrassed than ever, yack because I don’t want to I'm taking their side and con- knowing that my information ose them. What can I do to get doning how they treated her. is now on record. I have since hem back? — LEARNING A I didn’t see the fights learned to self-censor. Abby, is ee Fey LESSON IN NEVADA and I'm not condoning any- it a common and legal practice & COMMON DISEASE one’s behavior. The one friend for employers to bug offices? -- ACQUIRED BY DRINKING DEAR LEARNING: A good has now stopped being friends CONTAMINATED irst step would be for you to BIG MOUTH IN CALIFORNIA with me. I would like to be a WATER, CAN CAUSE jain some insight about what friends with everyone. Is this DEAR BIG MOUTH: This is a I LONG-TERM LACTOSE riggers you to act out vio- person right about me condon- INTOLERANCE, ently. Was physical abuse an ing the other two’s actions by question you should ask an at- 2xample that was set by your remaining silent and continu- torney who specializes in em- sarents? Does it happen be- ing my friendship with them? ployment law. In several states, ‘ause you have a substance ~ STAYING OUT OF IT IN it is illegal for an employer to CASTANO™ ibuse problem? A course in MONTANA record conversations without Diatriouted by Androws McMeo or UFS._wiv.gacomicscom wawsiplyacom ©2023 Ripley Entertainment inc. Lo LG anger management could help first informing all the parties you break this destructive pat- DEAR STAYING OUT: No, involved. You should have been Crossword ern. Search online for a pro- they are not. What they are do- informed at the time you were zram near you. After that, if ing is trying to manipulateyou. hired that this was company jour wife sees you are making Repeat what you told them, policy. 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