June 28, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025 • 5 Man’s Generosity Is Bluntly Attacked By Girlfriend DEAR ABBY: When my ex-wife understand my desire to help. I involved, the logical choice for ad- versation is the same. -- TIRED died recently, she left our two chil- DEAR ABBY feel it’s my moral obligation as vice on this subject would be your OF LISTENING dren (in their 20s and 30s) a home their dad to be there for them, and CPA and your attorney. DEAR TIRED: You are not a that was in her name. My son has expenses. I’m fortunate that I can do it. Isn’t My girlfriend, who I have lived hostage. The next time this friend a good job; my daughter works it the right thing to do as a par- DEAR ABBY: I have a male periodically as a model. Losing with for many years, has now ent to help as much as possible? Is friend (attorney) who is married raises the subject, tell him you her devastated both of them. The gone ballistic, screaming at me for my girlfriend out of line? This has to a dermatologist. Nearly every have heard his complaints, there home she left them is not only in spending what should be “our fu- damaged our relationship, and I’m time this friend interacts with a is nothing you can do about them, bad shape but also needs repairs ture retirement money” on them. concerned it may be completely off medical provider, he is dissatisfied you would prefer to discuss some- and zoning and permitting up- She condemns me for supporting the rails. -- GOOD GUY IN CAL- and feels he is being ripped off. He thing positive when you’re togeth- dates. them, not making them “make IFORNIA attests that doctors order unnec- I earn a good living and recent- it on their own” and “How dare DEAR GOOD GUY: I don’t essary tests and deliberately over- er and CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ly won a personal injury lawsuit. I think of them and not ‘us.’” She know the intimate details of your charge. He does this vociferously I have been helping my kids by and my kids have never gotten financial situation, the relationship and repeatedly. Dear Abby is written by Abigail supporting them over the past along. She has always been resent- you have with your companion or I’m a retired medical profession- Van Buren, also known as Jeanne few months because their emo- ful and angry about any attention to what degree your generosity al and consumer of health services Phillips, and was founded by her tional loss has taken them out of I give them and has accused me may impact your future. Of course myself, so I am certainly aware that mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact commission for a while. I have of “spoiling” them when I have it’s natural for loving parents to many parts of our health care sys- contributed tens of thousands of helped in the past. want to help their children. But tem are a mess. I do not know how Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com dollars toward their home, as well I am furious that my girlfriend, tens of thousands of dollars is a lot to stop his rants. I try to change or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, as helped out with rent and living who has never had children, can’t of money. Because of the emotions the subject, but nearly every con- CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield