November 12, 2019 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, November 12, 2019 New girlfriend nixes time Rineys—-Believe It or Not’ spent with kids and ex-wife Dear Abby and insecure, and she will were both raised Catholic, worsen your relationship but neither of us feels any DEAR ABBY: I'm re- with your ex and destroy affinity for the church or its cently divorced. We have your relationship with your teachings anymore. We had two wonderful children ages children if she can. a Catholic wedding more CHE PROPER NAME 6 and 11. I try to spend as FOR THE INFINITY SYMBOLS DEAR ABBY: My part- for others (primarily family) LEMNISCATE .— much time with them as possible because it’s impor- ner and I have a long, lov- than for ourselves. Distributed by Andrews Mel for UFS. tant to me, even if it means The question is, do we ing relationship. But there’s spending time with my ex- always been this one little have our baby baptized? wife. problem. When we’re out in Neither of us really wants to, The woman I am dating is public, I ask him to “please but we're afraid of the reac- also divorced. She has a bad pull up your pants” and “please not put your hand tion from our families. We relationship with her ex and doesn’t think I should spend down your pants.” He gets would just go along with it, any time with my ex, even if upset that I call him out on it, but if we do, it means getting it’s for the sake of the kids. but it’s embarrassing for me, involved with a religious An example: My daughter's and I feel like it should be group we care little for, and birthday is coming up, and it for him, too. How can I stop worse, lying about it. What is my ex’s day with the kids. him from letting his pants be do we do? -- DO WE OR (He ICE FINGER OF DeaTH However, we will be going a problem? (They are nice lS & GIGANTIC ICICLE THAT out for a birthday dinner, slacks with button, zipper DON’T WE FORMS UNDERNEATH THE FRozeN SEAWATER IN POLAR REGIONS. and my girlfriend doesn’t and belt!) -- JANE DOE IN ONCE IT REACHES THE BOTTOM, Duane THE SALEM WITcH TRIALS, IT FREEZES EVERYTHING think I should go. CALIFORNIA DEAR DO WE OR IT Toucues — WERE COMMONLY ACCUSED I'm not torn about going to dinner. I am torn about DON’T WE: You and your DEAR JANE DOE: Buy wife are both adults. How ICND WUTCHCRAET/ how to deal with the new your partner a pair of sus- you choose to raise your Raper yreeipteys.com ©2019 Fpl ey entertainment ine. 1 1-8 girlfriend regarding my re- penders and insist that he lationship with my kids and wear them when he’s out in child should not be dictated ex-wife. Any suggestions? public with you. (It should by anyone but yourselves. ‘ossw -- JEFF IN MICHIGAN lessen his need to put his If you choose not to baptize hand down his pants, a habit your offspring in the Catho- ACROSS DEAR JEFF: Yes, and I that should have been “dis- lic religion, then “to thine 1 Opera solo PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED sincerely hope you will take couraged” before he entered own selves be true.” If your 5 Munch, asa this to heart. What you have kindergarten.) pony BIA|T|C|/HBML|O/A|F BMC/O|O|S described is a huge red flag. child later decides to adopt a 10 Some youngsters E|R|R|O|RBME|L|BIABBA/S/A/P Lose this girlfriend now. She DEAR ABBY: My wife Christian religion, he or she 14 Folksinger lves R/E/A|M|SMM/A|U/L R/A|K/E appears to be both selfish and I are expecting. 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