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Activities July 29, 2023 The Elk City News - 5 Pda By Son And Girlfriend @IPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Makes His Mom Uncomfortable DEAR ABBY: I am a 49-year- and 10 years ago I met my Dear Abby old mother of 10. I always birth mom and her family. I go loved my kids dearly and tried to their family gatherings and DEAR ABBY: My son is dat- my best. But I wanted to be a see them for holidays. I am get- ing a girl I can't stand. I'm not friend rather than a discipli- ting married, and I've asked my too crazy about my son right narian, and I always gave in. birth mom to be my matron of now, either. I no longer want I assumed that because my honor, which my parents are to be out in public with them husband and I never did bad OK with. because their public displays of affection are so over the top it things around them while they After the ceremony, we are makes me ill. I cannot imagine were growing up, and because going to have a reception at spending every holiday, birth- T always resisted peer pressure the church and then a dinner day or whatever with them for when I was a teenager, they with 20 people hours later. the rest of my life. He hasn't would follow in our footsteps, I'm not sure if I should invite Qative TO told us anything about this per- but I was wrong. They are now my birth mom to the dinner or TROPICAL AFRICA, mean to me, and most of them Qn 2O2ZS, Nicerian cuer THE GAUGAGE TREE, OR son, We don’t even know her not. My parents said it might hate me. HILDA Errione Bassey KIGELIA AFRICANA, last name. Help! -- TURNED- be awkward for her and for COOKED FOR A OFF MOM IN INDIANA I sometimes feel like I don’t PRODUCES FRUIT THAT want to go on because I'll al- them. I am just trying to do the RECORD- BREAKING RESEMBLES A GAUGAGE! right thing. What should I do? 93 Hours ANp Il minutes! DEAR MOM: You didn’t ways feel sad and depressed. I -- NERVOUS IN NEW MEXICO. mention your son’s age or how can’t remember the last time long he has been involved with I was happy and didn’t dread DEAR NERVOUS: This is ue MALE DROMEDARY this young woman. It appears waking up every morning. CAMEL HAS AN Please find time to answer and something you should discuss they are both quite young. with your birth mother. While INFLATABLE SAC INGIDE (4 Romances that burn with this give me some hope again. -- ITS THROAT CALLED BROKEN IN WEST VIRGINIA one would think that as part of kind of intensity usually cool the wedding party she would THE DULLA, WHICH IT WILL down fairly quickly. In the be welcome at all of the festivi- FORCE OUT DURING MATING meantime, be patient. Say DEAR BROKEN: It’s time SEASON AS A DISPLAY OF ties, ifit would make the couple nothing that will cause you to you stopped depending on DOMINANCE, be perceived as the “enemy.” who raised you uncomfortable, your children to validate you, If you would like more infor- and began recognizing that, she should understand why mation about the girl, ask her for better or worse, you did she isn’t being asked to attend. Crosswo' in anon-threatening way. (“Are the best you could as a parent. you a schoolmate?” “Do you Please discuss this with your Dear Abby is written by Abi- gail Van Buren, also known ACROSS have a last name?” “Does your religious adviser AND your 1 Pizza crust option family live in town?”) Then physician. You need more help as Jeanne Phillips, and was 5 Narcissist’s qd BeOS O}W|O}<\o i )5/4|> make sure your son knows how than I can offer in a letter, but founded by her mother, Pau- concern Vv Rc] Lu to protect them both from un- those are the places to start. line Phillips. 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