February 8, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 16

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025 + 5 Alcoholic Wants To Be In The Room For Grandchild’s Birth DEAR ABBY: I am an adult my godmother there but not my dra” has two children. Both are so? — ANOTHER MOTHER child of an alcoholic. My mother DEAR ABBY alcoholic mother? — DELIV- homeschooled and not able to IN TEXAS is a mean drunk. While growing ERING THE NEWS do many things on their own. DEAR MOTHER: Parents up, I had to act as her therapist when she’s drunk because of her DEAR DELIVERING: Here's Cindra and I have very different have the right to raise their chil- and deal with her co-dependen- tendency to make everything how: Stop pussyfooting around views and philosophies on rais- dren as they see fit, as long as cy. I have been lucky to have about herself, cause drama and the subject and be completely ing children. My children are there is no abuse. Now that the processed a lot of the trauma upset me. I'd rather not have to honest with your mother. This about the same age as her kids. daughter is at the point where in therapy and to have a loving deal with her narcissism while birth experience is for YOU, Since her kids were babies, she she’s becoming a young woman, and healthy family of my own giving birth. not for her. The patient needs has allowed her daughter and she may WANT to have some now. We actively avoid Mom af- We had our first child during to be calm and relaxed and not son to co-sleep with her and her privacy. I don’t see anything to ter 3 p.m. because I don’t want the COVID pandemic, so we be exposed to any toxic energy husband. be gained by mentioning this my kids subjected to her cru- had an excuse to not have her BECAUSE AN INCREASE IN Cindra’s daughter is now 11, subject to Cindra. elty. I do not think it is healthy there. The birth was extreme- THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF and her son is 9. The girl has for them to be around abusive, ly traumatic, and we are lucky THE MOTHER CAN NEGA- started puberty, and it seems Dear Abby is written by Ab- inebriated people. that our child made it. My god- TIVELY AFFECT THE BABY. inappropriate for the kids to igail Van Buren, also known I am pregnant. My mom has mother wants to be in the deliv- If your godmother provides the still be co-sleeping with their as Jeanne Phillips, and was always wanted to be in the de- ery room, since she could never emotional support you need, parents at this age. I care for founded by her mother, Pauline livery room for a birth. How- have her own kids. I'd love for you should have her with you, her kids, and I’m concerned Phillips. Contact Dear Abby ever, I would rather she not be her to be there. We are very and make no apologies for it. about their well-being. Should I at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. in the delivery room with us. close and get along great. How confront Cindra about this? Or Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA I don’t want to be around her do I broach the issue of wanting DEAR ABBY: My friend “Cin- would I cross the line by doing 90069. 7S THNK I'VE MADE MY You SHouuD HEY, HE NEVER. 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