May 6, 2020 Issue, Page 7 of 8

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Activities ‘Wednesday, May 6, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Reconecting with son’s dad Qines——-Believe It or Not/- makes recent divorcee giddy Dear Abby express yourself then. ii DEAR ABBY: I have five DEAR ABBY: I just di- nieces and nephews. With DEAR ABBY: I have vorced my husband. We the exception of one neph- been in a relationship for al- were together for 13 years. ew, my wife and I have at- most a year. We connected The last three weren’t great. tended all of their weddings. in a way I have never felt be- After my divorce -- which They were all invited to fore, and I tried to stay away was grueling -- I reconnect- and attended our daughter’s from him. He’s married, and ed with my son’s father, and we are in love. Our romance wedding. The last nephew is being married next year. All of his his wife was diagnosed with cancer last year. TWINS ANDY AND CHAD BaKeR WERE PULLED OVER IN GEPARATE (head BUTT? was doomed before it started I have tried to end things ve FOR THE SECOND TIME Un 1932, back then. Our son is now cousins are invited, with the IN “TWo YEARS, ON THEIR WAY TO “THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT "WE Zol9 TWINS FESTIVAL IN FOUGHT THE GREAT EMU WAK 18, and we are in our 40s. exception of my daughter. three times so he could focus “WINS BURG, OHIO, THE OFFICER AGAINST 20,000 EMUS WHO Today, our situation is Why? Even though she is the on his family. But he keeps eepitt eae Denice ane , BUT ONE USES. 0 WHILE WERE DEVASTATING CROPS — very different. We are both same age as the rest of his coming back to me and beg- AME OTHER USES THE LETTER O. THE EMUS WoN 7” doing well financially and cousins, he says he doesn’t ging me to wait, give him Submitted By Richard Gibson, Lafayette, LA. werw.gocomics.com individually. We are bliss- know her that well. time and not abandon him. I fully happy and don’t rehash Should my wife and I at- feel so guilty for the things the past. I feel like we were tend his wedding? If we do, I want from him because of interrupted when we were I will insist he invite my his wife’s condition. young. AmI crazy for feel- daughter as well. Kindly I don’t know what to do. ing he is THE ONE? I really provide your opinion. -- EX- I want to be with him. ButI want it to work. -- IN LOVE CLUDED IN CONNECTI- CUT don’t want to cause his fam- IN NEVADA ily to struggle more on top LOBSTERS COMMUNICATE BY URINATING OUT OF “TWO BLADDERS LOCATED ONDERNEATH “THEIR EYES — THE DIFFERENT PHEROMONES DEAR IN LOVE: You DEAR EXCLUDED: Ex- of everything else. Please RELEASED WITHIN THE URINE SIGNALTo OTHER LOBSTERS. aren’t crazy, but you are re- cluding your daughter so help. -- DIFFICULT SITU- cently divorced and didn’t glaringly guarantees that ATION Crossw mention how long you have your nephew and his wife been “reconnected” with will never get to know her. DEAR SITUATION: If your son’s father. I urge you However, you cannot, and you are sincere about not ACROSS 1 Cooked just PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED to put the brakes on and take should not, attempt to con- wanting to cause this man’s the time to get to know each trol your nephew's guest family more pain, STEP 5 ey in F|1L|A|TBD/A/M|E RR O|M|A/HIA other again. I also think you list by threatening not to at- AWAY NOW. His wife 9 Husband's L/O|L/ABME/GIO|SHBF|II|N|AIL SHOULD rehash the past tend if your daughter isn’t should be the focus of his mom (hyph.) A/T[O|MM R[A|M/S/H/A[CIK[L[E because unless the problems invited. If you would feel 14 Arab VIP PJA[T(IIN/AMBSIE/EMBHIAITIS attention. If this relation- 15 Glimmering NIEITIL NIAIVIE of years ago are resolved, uncomfortable accepting ship is the real thing, it can they may be repeated. Time the invitation under these be restarted when he is free 16 Mariog pand B|UINIG/A|L|O WEL I[LIA[C|S will tell if he is, indeed, “The circumstances, send your 17 Friendly O|RIA PJE|C\AIN A{L|L|O|T One,” and fortunately, you regrets on the RSVP card. from the responsibility he 19 Enjoys a S|A|M/EMBDIAL/A]1 EJAIVIE both have plenty of it. I wish If you are asked why you assumed when he promised lollipop S|L/E/D|SJBBL/E|D/G ERM/E|L you a happy ending. won't be coming, feel free to “until death do us part.” 20 Before Sept. 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