Activities February 17, 2024 The Elk City News -11 Boy’s Parents Refuse To Keep GIPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Him Under Control SARA is: Oey: i Ganavian INVENTOR % Troy HURTUBISE SURVIVED | wants to go to a restaurant. our preschooler has started to BEING HIT BY A MOVING TRUCK, Dear Abby -- UNNERVED IN THE MID- wonder aloud who her brother SHOT AND IMPALED WHILE WEST belongs to, if not her daddy. It WEARING His [5 O-POUND DEAR ABBY: I host holiday makes me crazy. I have plenty "GRIZZLY-PROOF" SUIT. Ke neals for my out-of-town fam- DEAR UNNERVED: If this is of answers lined up for the im- ly. During the last one, my “just what children his age do,” pertinent question, but how cousin's 5-year-old son ran up then one or both of the child’s do I keep people from asking and down the upstairs hallway parents should take their son in the first place? - MOM OF betty much nonstop the entire outside so he can burn off time. The floor is ceramic tile, some of that energy. (It’s not BEAUTIES IN PUERTO RICO 30 when he did this, it made unlike what some pet own- a huge racket and shook the ers do out of respect for their DEAR MOM: There is no end aouse. The pounding frayed my hosts’ house rules.) I have seen to the nosy, rude and some- and my husband’s nerves, but parents do this in restaurants times stupid questions people 4 we didn’t say anything because (was afraid it wouldn’t go over when their child becomes dis- ask. Your answer should be, ruptive, so it’s not unheard of. “I€ you will forgive me for not QO suv 20, 2028. . TEXAN BRAD GAILER AND ¢ a eH well. If your cousin considers this answering you, I'll forgive you HIS EPILEPSY ALERT DOG RANGER In the future, I asked if he too much of a burden, then for asking me that.” However, COMPLETED THEIR JOURNEY TO ALL zan be told we have a house please accept that she has there is no way to STOP a 63 NATIONAL PARKS, rule of no running inside. I CHOSEN to be absent, and do stranger from asking a ques- also asked if there is a game or NOT let it diminish your good tion in front of your children, something I can buy to keep time when the next holiday short of carrying cotton candy Qn 2O2H, Fioriva's aim entertained or redirect rolls around. Bue Srrine STATE PARK (fg aim if he starts doing it again. and stuffing it in their mouth. SAW A RECORD NUMBER OF ( (was then informed that “this DEAR ABBY: My husband (Note that I'm not suggesting O32 MANATEES Visit TO s just what children his age do and I have two kids -- a 3-year- you use a dirty diaper.) 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