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August 5, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Kids Stunned And Angered By QIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Father’s Secret Life Dann ranrers i THE [OTH CENTURY MAY HAVE PREPARED know), or YOU WILL. Then fol- Dear Abby but more than anything, I'm heartbroken, confused and an- low through. THEIR CANVASES WITH YEAST AND GRAIN DEAR ABBY: My brother and gry. Our community and cul- BYPRODUCTS FROM ture frown upon gays. I have BREWERIES! I recently found out my father, nothing against the LGBTQ DEAR ABBY: I was recently who has been married for more married, and I didn’t invite community because my gen- than 30 years, is having sexualeration is different and I have several of my cousins, some relations with other men. This man accused my brother of some close friends who are gay, of whom are quite dramatic. \ oY although I don’t tell my father While I care about them, we being gay (he’s not), claims to be religious and sleeps next to because he says he thinks it's aren't close, and I rarely hear OP LAM | my mother every night. I am “disgusting,” I am not sure how from them. I don’t regard a Brankin D. Roosevelt viep ApRIL not sure how to approach this to approach this. Please help! — (2, (9H 5, wore sittine For A wedding as an excuse for a PORTRAIT BY ARTIST ELIZABETH because, honestly, I’m still in HOLDING DAD'S SECRET shock. My brother is furious. family reunion, so I chose to SHOUMATOFF. KNOWN AS THE We found a secret email ad- DEAR HOLDING: If atti- invite friends who are like fam- “UNFINISHED PorTRAIT,” THE tudes were less judgmental, I PAINTING REMAINS INCOMPLETE, dress of Dad’s along with mes- ily and who have demonstrated am sure many more LGBTQ sages to men he has been meet- individuals would be more they wanted to be a part of my ing. Some of them describe him bringing men over while open about it. From your de- life. I'm now getting backlash Ow CELEBRATION OF scription of your father and from those who were not invit- Kine Cuarces I's our mother is at work. He tells the community you live in, he ed. Was it wrong to invite only CORONATION, CHOCOLATIER us he is going to a store, to visit Sennirer Linpsey-CLark a friend in the hospital, etc., must be filled with disgust and the people I knew were genu- CREATED A LIFE~SIZED BUST self-hatred. It's not your job to but we found out that he’s re- inely happy for me and my new OF THE KING FROM MORE THAN ally been sneaking around with assuage your brother's anger 3.7 GALLONS OF husband? -- NEW BRIDE IN other men. at the father who projected MELTED CHOCOLATE! shame of his own sexual orien- TEXAS Our mother doesn’t know any of this, and it was an ac- tation onto his straight son. ‘Susmarren By Jonarian WIWAVA, I do think you should have a 3 West JAKARrA, INDONESIA. cident that my brother and DEAR BRIDE: If inviting conversation with your father 202s mply Enorinment ne a wmnurpipecom wgoeomicecon Ditibuted by Andrews Memeo! or urs. 8-9 I found out. (We were rid- emotionally distant relatives ding his computer of a virus.) about what you discovered, would have meant you couldn't Should I say something to my and the sooner, the better. Crosswo' father? How do I approach it? If your father has been do- invite close friends, you did the How do I forgive him for ac- ing more than “sleeping” next right thing. However, if you ACROSS cusing my brother of being gay to your mother, she needs to think the cousins who were 1 Get wind of when it’s him all along? Should be checked for STDs -- just as excluded were distant before, 5 Prepare for I say something to my mother? she would if her husband were you will likely find they may shipping How do I get my brother to sleeping with other women. 10 Confab stop being so angry at him? Give your father a deadline by not only be distant but also ab- 14 Water jug I feel like I could go on for- which he has to come clean sent in the future. 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