March 11, 2023 Issue, Page 5 of 26

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Activities March 11, 2023 ‘The Elk City News - 5 Friend Uses Charitable Gifts To RIPLEY'S Believe It or Not! Fund Extravagant Lifestyle line to your friend’s GoFund- overblown. Your mom may not Dear Abby Me page (gofundme.com) and be thrilled with the news, but you will find a “Report” button. she won't kill you. You need DEAR ABBY: My friend’s Because you have reason to be- her AND HER GUIDANCE. aouse was severely damaged lieve she is misusing the funds If you continue on the path na hurricane and she lost a that have been contributed for you're on, having sex with mul- ot of the contents. Mind you, the repair of her house, use tiple boys, you may have more she was one of the lucky ones. that “Report” button to alert to worry about than becoming Others in her community lost the GoFundMe team about pregnant again. Some of the sverything. One of her friends this potential issue, and they sexually transmitted diseases started a GoFundMe account will investigate. around today could cause you .o help with repair costs, and it to become sterile at a time s now up to thousands of dol- DEAR ABBY: I am a 14-year- when you may want a child ars. old freshman who had an abor- ‘An organization called My problem with this is: tion last year. I’m not sure who Planned Parenthood (planned- Qn 1996, a Texas 3he’s now on her third trip to the father is, and I don’t want parenthood.org) can provide MAN WHO WAS BITTEN 3urope this year. She constant- to go through that again. I you with birth control. It can BY & CORAL GNAKE RETALIATED y spends money, has thou- want to get birth control, but also inform you about STDs Gn (OH6, ProFessionaL BY BITING OFF ITS HEAD AND sands of dollars in credit card I'm afraid my parents or my and how to avoid them. Be- Boxer WILLIE Pep USING ITS SKIN AS A jebt and tells me she’s broke. older brother will find out. cause you feel you cannot stop TOURNIQUET (WHICH EXPERTE Sranted, two of the trips were ‘They would kill me. I already yourself from having sex, con- ALLEGEDLY WON A ROUND BO NOT RECOMMEND FOR sartly funded by her partner. have a bad reputation, and I tact Planned Parenthood as WITHOUT EVER SNAKEBITES), Normally, she would post de- don’t want a worse one by hav- soon as possible, preferably be- LANDING A PUNCH, ails about her trips on social ing someone find out I was fore the next time you indulge CASTARO nedia, but this time she’s not. pregnant (or could be again if I your habit. nstead, she’s posting pictures don’t get birth control). DEAR READERS: This is my of her house construction and What would be the safest annual reminder for all of you Gunes Pies anv mplying that she's there. way for someone my age to who live where daylight saving T've considered outing her get birth control? I know you'll time is observed: Don’t forget HUMANS ARE SOME OF THE on social media, but I decided probably say “no sex” is the to turn your clocks FORWARD FEW MAMMALS THAT against doing that. I just can’t best, but I enjoy it too much one hour tonight at bedtime. CAN'T PRODUCE THEIR OWN yet beyond what she’s doing now. It’s like a habit. Please Daylight saving time begins at vitamin C. ind don’t think I can contin- help. -- GROWN-UP GIRL IN 2a.m, I look forward to it each ae my friendship. 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