October 7, 2023 Issue, Page 4 of 8

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4 - The Elk City News Activities October 7, 2023 Relationship With New Dil GIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Gets Off To A Rough Start Waen DRIVEN AT THE RIGHT SPEED, HUNGARY'S MUSICAL person who started it — your Dear Abby son. You were within your cerned about. Irecently told her that some- Roav 67 PLays THE BAND Repus.ic's "RoAv 67" In rights as a mother to voice your DEAR ABBY: Right after concerns to him. He should times she can be “a bit much,” HONOR OF LEAD SINGER high school, our son joined the not have run to his (then) girl- and not to take it personally Liezté Bévi. military and left home. We are friend and blabbed. Although if I'm not always available. I proud of him and keep in touch you say his wife refuses to com- also said my focus has shifted mostly by phone because he’s municate, I assume that he still because my kids have classes stationed across the country. does. Tell him that if he would and I'm back at work. I really Since he has been away, he met like to have a relationship with need some advice on what to a young lady on a dating web- his parents, and for them to do about her, - STRAINED site. I met her briefly ona quick function as grandparents, he needs to start smoothing this FRIENDSHIP IN CALIFORNIA visit. over with his bride. The ball is Thad concerns about the re- now in his court. lationship, and I shared them DEAR STRAINED: You stat- with my son. She doesn’t drive, DEAR ABBY: I need advice ed that your friend is “clini- works only intermittently and about a friend who is con- cally depressed.” Has she been Meney Cyrit Pacet, displayed no desire to get to stantly downcast and clinically diagnosed by a medical profes- THE STH MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY, know me in the short time we depressed. I have tried praying PROVED SO ECCENTRIC HE HAD HIS had for my visit, Well, they for her, lifting her up and en- sional? If the answer to that CAR'S EXHAUST PIPE MODIFIED TO ended up getting married be- couraging her, but to no avail. question is yes, you should be EMIT PERFUME! GARHAGHEDDON, hind our backs a few months At this point, I feel like she is telling her she needs to consult AN ITALIAN CAR MODIFIER, ago. determined to stay this way. her physician because, after CUT A FIAT PANDA IN What's done is done. The Sometimes I have to dis- HALF, MAKING A CAR THAT only thingI want nowis to have tance myself for a while be- two years, her depression has STILL FUNCTIONS DESPITE some kind of basic relationship cause seeing her is exhausting. not improved. ONLY HAVING with her. I have reached out Thave known her for two years, If she HASN'T been formally 1.2 INCHES oF multiple times, but she won't and she’s always like this. Who diagnosed, point her in that GROUND budge. I love my son and, by DOESN'T have problems?! This direction, which would enable CASTARG CLEARANCE! extension, her. 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