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Activities June 24, 2023 ‘The Elk City News - 5 Weekly Dinners With Relative RIPLEY’S Believe /t or Not! Becoming Harder To Navigate Whe rravine i nis j GRANDMOTHER'S BACKYARD IN i schedule because of our fre- ens me that he’s not coming April ZOZS, 9-vEAR-OLD Dear Abby quent dinners and keeps track to visit because his brother is Seremian LonGsRAKEe oF of my work schedule. I'm be- here, They are very jealous of OREGON DISCOVERED A DEAR ABBY: I have a rela- ginning to feel more trapped each other. Please advise me. {0,000-vEeAR-OLD MAMMOTH tive who lives in the same now that the COVID restric- tootH! city I live in. Her parents and tions have been lifted. What -- DOWNHEARTED MOTHER mine exchanged holiday din- can I do? — OBLIGATED IN IN PENNSYLVANIA ners for decades. Our parents CALIFORNIA passed away many years ago, DEAR MOTHER: Draw the and I continued to include her DEAR OBLIGATED: Tell for holiday dinners. I consider your relative the truth. Your line. You are not helpless, and G@eorew SNAKE BREEDER her a good friend and we share schedule has changed since you don’t have to put up with Sustin KosyLka orev A many interests. COVID, and you want to be your sons’ misbehavior. Find a BALL PYTHON WITH A PATTERN During COVID, we started able to pursue the activities chapter of Al-Anon and start THAT LOOKS LIKE to have dinner every weekend you enjoyed before they were attending the meetings for THREE SMILEY FACE EMosi! to support local restaurants, curtailed. It should not be “of- and we enjoyed the evenings moral support. Tell your bat- fensive.” Speak up, and the when nearly all entertainment truth will set you free. (While tling “boys” you will no lon- venues were closed. Now the you're at it, suggest some activ- ger tolerate alcohol in YOUR shows and sports activities I ities she might enjoy that will home. enjoy have resumed, and our enable her to make some new While you're at it, make sure Qeetano taxi peiver weekly dinners are interfering friends.) they know you have had your Rory McHucH with the outdoor activities I IS OF TEN FOLLOWED BY A prefer. fill of their sibling rivalry, and DEAR ABBY: I have grown CROW WHO FLIES ALONGSIDE She’s retired, andI still work, children, ages 51 and 43, who if they can’t settle their differ- HIS CAR AND WILL EVEN so my free time is limited dur- argue and hate each other be- ences like adults, you do not TAKE TREATS FROM ing weekends. I feel pressured cause of their heavy drinking want them over there. Be sure PASSENGERS MIDELIGHT! and must leave my events early My older son is an alcoholic. your older son knows that if he in order to resume these din- ‘The younger one is on the same ners. Many of her close friends path. When they are drunk, doesn’t comply AND get help have passed away over the past they fight really bad, and it's to sober up, he will have to find Re é “CASTANO (RTE couple of years, and she seems tearing me apart. another place to live. secusgleyacom wwigocomca.om pletibuted by Andrews Meteo tor urs. 6-24 increasingly dependent upon I don’t want to be here Your younger son should me for companionship. She anymore. They take all their also be told you want to see Crosswo' suggests many other events frustrations out on me. Each him only when he's sober. and trips during the week. one blames the other. It’s a I'm concerned my lack of mother's worst nightmare. Whatever happens after that ACROSS 4 Rose fruit Current puzzle answers enthusiasm may eventually of- ‘The older one lives with me, will be better than the chaos in fend her. 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