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November 8, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Grandparents Prepare Final @IPLEY’S Believe Jt or Not! Gift For Thankless Grandkids (ww Sune ZOZZ, KILLER WHALES INTERRUPTED AN ENDURANCE | ing implement. Some people the quill and inkwell. SAILING RACE IN THE Dear Abby procrastinate because they While texts may seem cold STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR, don’t know how to express or terse, they are better than REPEATEDLY BUMPING DEAR ABBY: For years, we their feelings via the written ONE OF THE have given generous gifts to word and fear they will say the no acknowledgment at all. vesseis! our six out-of-town grandchil- wrong thing. They mistakenly dren and received almost no think a thank-you note must DEAR ABBY: I am a 63-year- thanks or acknowledgment. be long and flowery when, in old heterosexual male who has {t hurts my feelings because I fact, short and to the point is recently joined an adult dating Decrire tHe name, devote a lot of thought, in ad- more effective. site to enhance my social and CRABEATER SEALS dition to money, to choosing This is why the “How to sexual life. A therapist sug- DON'T BAT CRAB. something special for each of Write Letters” booklet was INSTEAD, THEIR gested that it would help me to them. written. It contains samples of INTERLOCKING Obviously, they don’t care, thank-you letters for birthday break out of my isolation and SIEVELIKE TEETH but when we have just sent gifts, shower gifts and wedding heal from the trauma of child- FILTER KRILL! checks, not knowing what they gifts, as well as those that ar- hood sexual abuse. Could you read, wear or want, our checks rive around holiday time. (It please recommend some dat- are always cashed. It’s the same also includes letters of con- ing etiquette? What support with gift cards. This year, we gratulations and ones regard- organizations can assist with will send gifts to their parents ing difficult subjects, such as - our own children. PERIOD. the loss of a parent, a spouse my recovery efforts? - LOOK- The grandchildren will receive ora child.) ING IN THE WEST Decrire A your Letters Booklet -- in- This booklet can be ordered REPUTATION AS. cluding the section on writ- by sending your name and DEAR LOOKING: Ask your MINDLESS KILLERS, ing thank-you notes. Please mailing address plus a check therapist to suggest some sites GREAT WHITE SHARKS send me six before the end of or money order for $8 (U.S. you should visit. After you HAVE COMPLEX SOCIAL November. -- TICKED OFF funds), to: Dear Abby Letters have looked them over, ask STRUCTURES é GRANNY IN OREGON Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount your therapist how to proceed. INVOLVING HIERARCHIES Morris, IL 61054-0447. Ship- BASED ON SIZE AND SEX. DEAR TICKED OFF: The ping and handling are included You are paying for emotion- issue you have raised is one I in the price. al support from this person, hear about often from other With the holiday season fast and this is who should actual- com __© 2023 Riplay Entertainment inc. ‘ticked off” readers each year. approaching, this is the perfect ly assist you with your recov- {'m sorry you didn’t mention time to reply with a handwrit- ery. If it works, stick with this Crossword how old your grandchildren ten letter, note or well-written therapist. If it does not, con- are, because the fault may lie email. Although handwritten tact R.A.LN.N. 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