November 29, 2019 Issue, Page 9 of 10

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Activities Page 9 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, November 29, 2019 Despondency intensifies as Rney's—-Believe It or Not! cold weather approaches Dear Abby You are NOT alone, and she can expect to return ev- there is help for you. Pick ery summer to our condo on up the phone and call 800- the beach and an additional OF Bt A YoneyBees DEAR ABBY: I’ve been 273-8255. It’s the National two trips per year. ALARM PHEROMONE B mers Just LIKE BANANAS! thinking about suicide a lot Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Abby, I thought our vows lately, more than usual. I’m and it is staffed 24 hours a not angry about anything, day by people who can help meant we would be together just in pain. I keep getting you to form coping strate- forever, wherever. My em- knocked down after I try ployer will soon begin the so hard to pick myself up. T gies for your depression. I process of opening the Aus- tried calling a hotline, gave don’t know what number tralian office, a process I will Distributed by Andrews MeMeel for UFS. up on that. (I guess they’re you called the first time -- busy.) I can’t afford doctors you may have misdialed -- be part of and likely train the but there IS help available, new hire. I am bitter and re- and psychiatrists. The weather's chang- and no one i s “ sentful toward my wife, and ing, and I don’t do well in provide it. You it is affecting my attitude the cold. I always get down to reach out for it. Please toward her. I love her, but I when the temperatures drop. don’t wait. am struggling to get over the I love my home, but some- fact she is denying me a very times I wonder if I’m really DEAR ABBY: My wife lucrative opportunity. Ad- happy here. I can’t imagine and I have been together vice? -- LOSING OUT IN leaving. for 30 years, married for My kids live within a 20. We have two sons liv- CANADA couple hours’ drive. They ing at home, a 20-year-old WILLIAM PHELPS ENO THE MAN WHO INVENTED have beautiful kids of their who works full-time and a DEAR LOSING OUT: It’s THE STOP SIGN, own. I’m going to miss 17-year-old who is graduat- time for you and your wife CROSSWALK, TRAFFIC CIRCLE them dearly. I no longer ing from high school in the to put your heads together feel I have anything to of- spring. wor gocomies.com and work out a solution. By Desrite LosInG Hie LEFT LEG IN fer in other aspects of my I have been offered a that I mean you should ac- A HUNTING: BCOVENT WHEN HE WAS life. | wonder why I have to transfer to Australia by my cept the lucrative business Youn eK, LARRYS: INFTNER OF peers, SiG alyi? THE just exist. ’'ve heard people employer -- a transfer I had ING cS ACI EI say when someone dies “at asked for. When we dis- opportunity you have been least they’re not in pain any- cussed it in the past, every- offered, AND your wife can more.” That sounds pretty one was all for it. My old- take care of her father as good to me. est can likely stay with the long as she needs to. Unless I guess I just really want- multinational hotel chain he his condition is critical, she ed to get this off my chest. works for now, and I can get can visit you and your sons ACROSS I don’t expect a miracle, my youngest a decent career periodically so it shouldn’t 1 Makes sharp but thanks for listening. in my field of work as there put too much strain on your 6 Take anap -- ANONYMOUS IN AR- is a tremendous shortage of 11 Autumn mo. A|C|T|E|DBME|D| | |TRJIAIBIS KANSAS skilled labor in Australia. marriage. I hope you will 14 Extremely S|H/O/R/E MR X/E|N/ABBA/M/A|H Now my wife tells me she consider it because the kind 15 Mawkish T/A\UIN|T TIAINIG/E/RI TINIE DEAR ANONYMOUS: can’t leave her family, es- of resentment you are feel- 16 Conscious being LIN TIE/R] 1 |O;R|S T/R/EJE/D You're welcome. 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