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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024 + 5 Drug Addiction, Violence Are Tearing Family Apart DEAR ABBY: My elderly father has proven, that rarely works. Recently, my youngest daughter his children, he would have been died recently. Although he had DEAR ABBY Please find where the chapters (who is 36) gave birth for the first present for them. Your children a variety of ailments, including of Nar-Anon are located in your time to my new granddaughter. are adults now, and they are able heart disease, his death was unex- My sister is now sinking her vicinity and invite your mother to She had a very difficult pregnan- to decide on their own with no pected. He spent many years of his teeth into my mother like she did go with you to some of the meet- cy and almost died. Four or five help from you how they want to life trying to save my drug-addict- my dad, and I don’t know what to. ings. It is a 12-step program for weeks after the delivery, she had conduct their lives. Frankly,I have ed, criminal sister from herself. family and friends of addicts. You a major blood clot in her leg and a strong hunch that trying to in- do, I want Mom to cut her out of Despite occasional periods of so- her life before this happens again, can find the information at nar- again almost died. volve their father now would only briety, she has invariably returned but Mom says, “Shes still my anon.org. If you do, it could save I think her dad should be noti- bring more pain than he has al- to her evil ways. daughter” Please advise. -- BET- not only your sister's life but also fied by letter. However, all of the ready caused. Three days before Dad passed, TER SIBLING IN NEW JERSEY your mother’s. kids insist they want nothing to do he was again trying to bail her DEAR BETTER SIBLING: Your with him. He has my daughters’ Dear Abby is written by Abigail out of a situation involving people sister IS still your mother’s daugh- DEAR ABBY: I was married for phone numbers but not my son's, Van Buren, also known as Jeanne she knew who stole her car. While ter as she was her father’s. Point 25 years before I got divorced. We so he could call them. At one time, Phillips, and was founded by her Dad was driving her, she lost her out to Mom that in spite of all had three children. I begged my ex he stated that HE doesn’t have any mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact temper (again) and struck him the years your father spent bail- to be a better dad, although I knew kids, they are MINE. What do you Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com multiple times as my mother (on ing your sister out, her behavior it probably would not happen. think? -- LET DOWN IN MIN- or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, the phone) begged her to stop. never improved. Often when we Currently, he has no contact with NESOTA CA 90069. Dad died a few days later, perhaps love someone, our instinct is to any of them. He alienated them for DEAR LET DOWN: I think you not from the assault, but his body try to rescue them. Unfortunately, different reasons, and his new wife should stay out of this! If your ex just said, “Enough!” as your sister's addiction problem has caused some issues. had wanted anything to do with Hey, Hey, HEY, CALA We We Ase <P CROSSWORD DowNl! 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