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May 27, 2023 Activities The Elk City News - 5 Vulgar Comment To Woman RIPLEY’S Believe /t or Not! Makes Waves At Pool Hall A GALAKY BAB, FAR AWAY! JAMES WEBB THe ye I feel so much guilt, anger band and I paid the down pay- ASTRONOMERS RECENTLY Space TELEScore Dear Abby and shame giving away or sell- ment on, but lost it by mak- CAPTURED A RADIO SIGNAL FROM A GALAXY NEARLY & BILLION COULD THEORETICALLY DETECT THE HEAT OF A SUMBLEBEE ing clothes I don't want, like ing the ownership joint with LIGHT-YEARS AWAY — FROM MORE THAN DEAR ABBY: Throughout I'm being “bad.” Despite ther- my childhood, my mother was apy, my childhood trauma per- her abusive second husband. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND 300,000 mites away! controlling in many ways. One sists. How can I ask my moth- She no longer receives child FROM SUCH of them was my clothes. She er to stop buying unwanted support because her children A DISTANCE! dressed me in ridiculous out- “gifts”? - BAD KID FOR LIFE are grown, so her finances are fits that I found humiliating. worse than ever. We bought If| expressed an opinion about DEAR BAD KID: Do not ASK her a car last year because she anything, I was treated as be- your mother to stop buying had no transportation. ing “bad.” It affected my men- clothing for your son -- TELL My question is this: How tal health, which resulted in her. While you're at it, tell her much should we continue to me hating the way Ilook. what you have been doing with I went through multiple eat- financially support her? We are them, AND WHY. Then, if she ing disorders and addiction, well-off, but where should our doesn’t already know, explain and I had plastic surgery 15 exactly how the way she raised obligation end for a daughter years ago. After many years of you affected you. To do that who continues to make bad therapy, I am now doing bet- isn’t being “bad”; it is hon- decisions? -- PUT-UPON MOM. ter emotionally. I also endured est and long overdue. If she IN GEORGIA many years of heart-shattering persists after that, feel free to OQ tHe LUNAR SURFACE, infertility, but I am finally a donate the clothes, because an- APOLLO IG ASTRONAUT DEAR MOM: As parents ofa Cuarles DUKE Lert A mother, working hard to give other child might be thrilled to 50-year-old daughter, you and PHOTO WITH THE CAPTION: my child a better life than I have them. had. your husband are likely in your “THIS IS THE FAMILY My mother continues buy- DEAR ABBY: My 50-year-old 70s. You have two choices. If OF ASTRONAUT ing clothes for my child, and daughter divorced her hus- you wish to continue enabling Cuartie DUKE FROM receiving these “gifts” fills me band 15 years ago because she your daughter, she will receive PLANET EARTH with rage. My son is too young thought she could do better. whatever is left of your estate, WHO LANDED ON to pick out his own clothes, From what I could see, he was a so she shouldn’t be homeless THE MOON ON but I know what he likes and good husband. She didn’t work after you die if you leave it in choose clothes accordingly. I and lived a comfortable life- a trust. If you don’t wish to allow him to select which items style with two small children. I, April 2O, (972." he wears, guilt free. My mother Since the divorce, that lifestyle continue your financial sup- Crossword seems to buy clothes based on has gone steadily downhill. She port, you may need counsel- my son's interests, but I resent can't hold a job because she al- ing to help you overcome your her buying any clothes for him. ways finds some way to be of. instinct to rescue your self-de- ACROSS ‘ Twant her to stop. It’s my turn fended, and quits. structive daughter, who isno 1 Disrespectful to bea parent! 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