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November 1, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Family Wants Friendship Sooters BelieveIt or Not:r With Gay Man To End \uz028, | afraid you are after his money? I feel cheated, but they say ALESSANDRO Dear Abby Orare they incapable of under- it's “necessary” for him to be BIANCARDI, AN standing that homosexuals can around their shared children, ITALIAN FISHERMAN, DEAR ABBY: I live in a rural and they keep trying to make (and do!) have platonic friend- REELED A CATFISH community in southern Indi- me feel like I am being unrea- ana. It’s an “everyone goes to ships with straight folks? MEASURING O FEET, church on Sunday, and every- If you and that gentleman sonable. Am I? ~ LITTLE SIS- Ze. 41.2 INCHES FROM one knows everyone” kind of want to remain friends, you TER IN TENNESSEE es ItaALy's place. I was employed at the may have to grow a thicker ~~ Po River! local health care center here skin. You cannot please every- DEAR SISTER: You are not for almost four years before one, and whether his family unreasonable; you are prag- quitting to become a full-time “approves” is beside the point. matic. You come from a family caregiver and homemaker. Thope you will keep doing what that prefers to ignore misbe- During my time at the health you have been doing because havior rather than confront care facility, Ibecame acquaint- it is beneficial for that man to and deal with it. I don’t know FEW CATS THAT CAN ed with an elderly gentleman. have a friend he can count on. if you have had psychotherapy, HUNT EFFECTIVELY We became good friends, and but from what you have writ- BOTH ON LAND % remain good friends to this DEAR ABBY: My sister, who ten you might have -- and with AND day. I visit with him several is quite a bit older than me, avery competent therapist. times a week, when time al- was married to a man for more Enforcing boundaries is not lows, and we talk on the tele- than 20 years. He was a part of unreasonable. While your sis- phone. my family from the time I was ter and mother may prefer hid- Ganv euserer crass ‘The problem is, his family 3. When I was a teenager, he ing their heads in the sand “for FILTER THROUGH BEACH doesn’t like that I am a homo- made a “move” on me, which SEDIMENTS TO EAT the sake of the children,” who MICROSCOPIC MEIOFAUNA, sexual male and that I have was disgusting because I trust- by now should be pretty close MAKING NEAT BALLS OF such a close relationship with ed him. My family swept it un- to adulthood, you have every der the rug and downplays it to right to keep your distance. THE INDIGESTIBLE SAND him. He does not want me to GRAINS THEY PASS OVER! stop visiting, nor do I want to. this day. If that wasn’t enough, From my perspective, what What can I do to make every- I twice caught him cheating on you are doing is healthy. my sister. They eventually di- one relax, so he and I can still vorced. remain good friends without As an adult, I want nothing Dear Abby is written by Ab- someone disapproving? -- UN- to do with him. However, my igail Van Buren, also known APPRECIATED FRIEND as Jeanne Phillips, and was Crossword sister and mother insist on him being involved in our im- founded by her mother, Pau- DEAR FRIEND: I wish I un- portant gatherings. I feel they line Phillips. Contact Dear ACROSS derstood exactly what the fam- completely disregard my feel- Abby at www.DearAbby.comor 1 Tree part ily’s objection is to your friend- ings, and have since removed P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, 5 Chick’s cry alv|aiw E] fe) ship with this person. Are they myself from those gatherings. CA 90069. 10 Match a bet in TINIwlo i fo} TM PeRrecTNg \/ 1 HAD NOU TRIED FISH )5| THIS. 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