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6- The Elk City News Activities April 5, 2023 Firefighter’s Wife Alarmed By GIPLEY’S Believe Jt or Not! Man’s Behavior At Party SEWAeLy situation didn’t feel right. -- alizes his shirt has been altered Dear Abby UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE in the photo. He will then bring WEST it up at every opportunity and One DIRECTION'S DEAR ABBY: Last night I berate me, my wife and even Liam Payne went to a party where my hus- DEAR UNCOMFORTABLE: my mother about how terri- band introduced me to all of Sure. You have the right to ask ble it was to do that, and for HAS & PHOBIA OF his co-workers except for one your husband anything you us not to bother ever sending DIRTY SPOONS. young female who kept hang- wish. Whether you can get an him another photo book again, ing out beside him. She's about honest answer from someone despite my mother looking for- 25 years younger than he is, who regularly gaslights you ward to it every year. What is and he’s her boss. is another question entirely. your advice for us? -- OUT OF T thought it was odd that he After he denies it, tell your FOCUS IN FLORIDA didn’t introduce me. I finally husband how glad you are to introduced myself because it know that nothing is going DEAR OUT OF FOCUS: It Bw X-RAY OF AN felt so awkward. He often talks on because, unlike years ago, is commonplace for images to ALLIGATOR PULLED FROM AN about her (affectionately, in sexual impropriety between a be blurred in the media out NYC LAKE SHOWED A my opinion) and what a hard boss and a subordinate could of concern that they might be BATHTUB STOPPER IN ITS worker she is, plus that her cost both parties their careers. offensive, or seem to promote mother is going through can- Then, to ensure that you hav- a product. I have to wonder STomAcH! cer treatment so he feels bad en’t been exposed to an STD, why your father would wear for her. make an appointment with a T-shirt with a message on it CAST ANG Abby, my husband has your doctor to be tested. that he knew would offend the worked with this young wom- people around him. He does an’s father for more than 25 DEAR ABBY: Every year, my not have the right to censor years and has always talked wife makes a photo book of what mail your mother can re- ceive. Because your wife creat about how much he dislikes the family and sends it to ev- ed the book, she has the right Tue OFFICIAL NAME OF him. He says she's the “polar eryone. This year, she included to determine its contents. She ONE OF THE GENES opposite” of her dad. These a picture taken during a neph- should send it to her MOTH- RESPONSIBLE FOR THE people are firefighters, and ew’s birthday party. In it, my ER-IN-LAW ONLY and advise DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR my husband is their battalion father is wearing a politically her not to show it to Dad. chief. charged T-shirt, except she EYES, BRAIN AND LIMBS IS. Our marriage has suffered photoshopped the offending DEAR READERS: At sun- "Sone Meoeewoe.” because of his 25 years of al- (to us) message out. When I down, the first night of Pass- coholism, and although he’s no asked her to not do that, but over begins. This major Jewish SF oretisoiod ny amcrowe MeMoo fora UES, wir. gosomes: longer drinking, the effect on instead to remove the entire holiday celebrates the most me continues. I have learned photo, she refused. She said momentous event in Jewish to pick my battles because he there were no other good pho- history -- the liberation of the Crossw will deny anything that I ask or tos from the party, so her only Jewish people from slavery change a story so I seem “cra- option was to remove the mes- in Egypt. 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