July 20, 2022 Issue, Page 6 of 8

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6- The Elk City News Activities July 20, 2022 Rumors and Lies Envelope Rneys—-Believe It or Not/- Divorce Living Abroad SPECTACULAR! | alent of writing your phone sician and possibly an attorney Dear Abby number on a bathroom wall. who specializes in adoption LICENSE PLATES Tell your sons NOW what has law. And don’t forget, it isn’t DEAR ABBY: I retired to Mal- been going on so they will be unheard of for some women REGISTERED IN CANADA'S aga, Spain, after my marriage prepared when they visit. And who adopt to later become Nogiwest TERRITORIES ARE of 38 years ended in divorce. I if you accept any more invita- pregnant without medical in- SHAPED LIKE A POLAR BEAR. tions, make clearIN ADVANCE tervention. I wish you luck on have gone to dinner with a few men since moving here. This that you will be paying for your whichever path you choose. is a lovely community with dinner yourself. many retired residents from all DEAR ABBY: My son is get- over Europe and the U.K. My DEAR ABBY: My husband ting married for the third time. problem is, after a few dates, and I have been trying to have I paid for half of his first wed- ding and also gave a generous they assume that because they a child for nine years with no gift. bought me dinner it entitles success. We have been through I gave him a significant GALA MOvETERS them to sex. I am fit and fairly 14 rounds of fertility drugs, cash gift for his second wed- CAN SURVIVE ON JUST ding. Do I give him and his new attractive, but I may be out of only two of which were suc- bride touch on dating. cessful, but neither one pro- yet another cash gift? THREE MEALS PER These men have implied to duced a child. My husband weddingareoverseas, They planning a small which I others that we DID have sex, wants me to stop treatments won't be attending, All have and now single and married because he doesn’t like what been -- or will be — first wed- YOUR ENCHILADAS, men are calling me. The only the medications do to me, and dings for the brides. I don’t Tacos AND \THoueur way they could have gotten my Thave agreed to stop because I THE number is through these men. think my body is just too tired. want the new bride to feel slighted, but on the other BPPGLACA MOLE THIS I have tried to make light of But, Abby, all of me wants to this, but I’m worried that when be a mother. Must I give up, hand, it’s getting really expen- my sons or grandchildren visit or should I keep trying even sive for me. They live a nomad- next month, they will hear though it might lead to further ic life, so material gifts would n “AVOCADOSog something that isn’t true. How heartbreak? - MATERNAL IN not be appreciated by them. do I stop this nonsense with- WASHINGTON What's a perplexed mother to ARE TOXIC TO out causing hard feelings? — do? - DISGUSTED MOM IN HORSES. NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL DEAR MATERNAL: Listen FLORIDA to your body. It may be time to consider other options than DEAR MOM: Write them a DEAR NOT LIKE THAT: fertility drugs. These include What has been done to you is fostering, adoption or hiring check and hope the third time Crossword vile and disgusting. Someone a surrogate to help. These are is the charm for your nomadic you refused to have sex with subjects to pursue, first with son. Then tell him you're clos- has retaliated with the equiv- your husband, then your phy- ing your checkbook. ACROSS 1 Vows venue ea 6 Former Atlanta MEO EIRGIED EIGEN stadium 10 Comic book AIV| TIN] 1 SIN| VW) TERS/alOlv heroes (hyph.) NEE] Elite) EMME = MEANS 14 Irk SILIViLIS|S| |W V/S/4! 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