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Page 12 Colby Free Press Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Poem brightens bleak holiday for woman mourning her mom TV LISTINGS DEAR ABBY: While visiting my sponsored by the aunt over the Thanksgiving holiday, I noticed your booklet, “Keepers,” on her coffee table. While thumb- Abigail Van Buren ing through it, I came across a poem COLBY FREE PRESS that made me think of my mother, Dear Abby who died in early September. I was • missing her terribly at that moment, and the poem lifted my spirits and WEEKDAYS JANUARY 17 - JANUARY 23 comforted me. I asked my aunt ther to guilt you into moving my request. where she had gotten the booklet, back. This is his problem. Please My son’s wife is an attorney. She 6 AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 and she told me she had ordered it do not allow him to make it yours. sees nothing wrong with what my KLBY/ABC Good Morning Good Morning America Martha The View Million- News from you last spring. son did, and in fact, has criticized H h Kansas aire Is it still available, and how can I DEAR ABBY: I have a 15-year- me for my remarks about his “se- KSNK/NBC News Cont’d Today Live With Regis Paid Paid get some of them? I’d love to share old son. “Max” has just announced creting the keys from my home.” L j and Kelly Program Program KBSL/CBS News Cont’d News The Early Show The 700 Club The Price Is Right The Young and the that poem and some of the others in that he has a girlfriend. He talks to Please tell me, was I wrong in 1< NX Restless your collection with my sisters and her on the phone constantly. I have wanting the keys returned, and was K15CG BBC Body Caillou Mister Beren. Cliff Pup Big Big Dragon Sesame Street Teletub- Barney- brothers. met her, and she’s a very nice girl. my son wrong in what he did? Also, d World Electric Rogers Bears World Tales bies Friends ESPN SportsCenter SportsCenter Sports- Varied SportsCenter SportsCenter NFL Live Varied — ISLAND GIRL FROM I had the “sex” talk with Max. I what do you think of my daughter- O_ Center OAHU explained about AIDS and other in-law’s position? This man is my USA Walker, Texas JAG The District Nash Bridges Nash Bridges Coach Coach DEAR ISLAND GIRL: Please sexually transmitted diseases, and only child, and he is no longer P^ Ranger TBS Saved Saved Saved Saved Dawson’s Creek Movie Becker Becker accept my sympathy for the loss how some girls who say they’re on speaking to me! P_ by Bell by Bell by Bell by Bell of your mother. I’m sure the holi- the pill really aren’t, and that the pill — DISTRESSED MOM, WGN Chang- Believer Happy Happy Hillbil- Hillbil- Rockford Files Matlock Magnum, P.I. days this year were especially does not protect either partner from ORMOND BEACH, FLA. Pa ing Voice Days Days lies lies TNT Angel Charmed Charmed ER ER Judging Amy poignant for you and your sib- STDs. I also gave my son condoms DEAR DISTRESSED: You QW lings, but please know that your (only two) and explained that it was were certainly within your rights DSC Paid Paid Paid Paid American Chopper American Chopper Varied Programs mother would not have wanted not permission to have sex. How- to ask for the keys to be returned QY Program Program Program Program A&E Pride and Prejudice Varied Programs City Confidential American Justice her death to bring you sadness. ever, I’m afraid he might not listen immediately. Q^ She gave you life, and would want and do it anyway. If that happens, I That your son would take it HIST Varied Programs you to make the most out of every want my boy to be protected. upon himself to lock a cabinet in Q_ day that you are given. I have gotten conflicting opinions your home and take the keys NICK Oddpar- Oddpar- Spon- Spon- Dora the Go Blue’s Backyar- Dora the Lazy- Max & Dora the Rl ents ents geBob geBob Explorer Diego Clues digans Explorer Town Ruby Explorer Yes, my Keepers booklet is still from friends about having given without first checking to see if it DISN Break- Higgly- Ein- JoJo’s Doodle- Charlie The Koala Rolie Doodle- Charlie Ein- available. It contains some of the Max the condoms. was all right with you, was ex- R] fast Bear town steins Circus bops & Lola Wiggles Brothers Polie bops & Lola steins most frequently requested poems Do you think I did the right tremely presumptuous. FAM Kong- Spider- Power Power 700 Club Special Programming Gilmore Girls Full Full and essays that have appeared in thing? My reaction to his reaction R_ Series Man Rangers Rangers House House HALL New Morning The Waltons The Waltons Little House on the Little House on the Diagnosis Murder this column. To order it, send a — DON’T WANNA BE A when you pointed that out to him SW Prairie Prairie business-sized, self-addressed GRANDMA (YET) IN MAN- is, “The best defense is a good of- envelope, plus check or money HATTAN BEACH fense.” In other words, he was order for $6 (U.S. funds) to: Dear DEAR DON’T: I absolutely attempting to make you feel Abby — Keepers Booklet, P.O. think you did the right thing, also guilty for calling him on what he WEEKDAYS JANUARY 17 - JANUARY 23 Box 447, Mount Morris, IL the intelligent and pragmatic had done. As to his wife’s position 61054-0447. (Postage is included thing — and in exactly the right — there’s a country-and-western in the price.) order. song title that describes it per- 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 KLBY/ABC All My Children One Life to Live General Hospital Judge- Judge- Judge Judge News ABC Wld fectly: “Stand by Your Man.” H h Brown Brown Judy Judy News DEAR ABBY: After 26 years of DEAR ABBY: My beloved hus- You have my sympathy — first KSNK/NBC News Inside Days of our Lives Passions The Jeop- The Ellen News NBC marriage, my parents seem headed band passed away in early October, for the loss of your husband, and L j Edition Insider ardy! DeGeneres Show News for divorce. My father is the one leaving a hobby cabinet filled with second for the loss of your illu- KBSL/CBS News Bold, As the World Turns Guiding Light Dr. Phil Oprah Winfrey News CBS 1< NX Beautiful News who wants it, and it sent my manic- expensive items. It had never been sions about your child. Please, I K15CG Reading Lions Varied Programs Clifford- Cyber- Arthur Maya & Post- Zoom Busi- depressive mother into the hospital kept locked. The keys were always urge you, do not allow him to d Rainbow Red chase Miguel cards ness with thoughts of suicide. left hanging in the lock. The day emotionally blackmail you. He ESPN Varied Programs 1st and NFL Live Rome- Around Interrup- SportsCenter O_ 10 Burning the Horn tion Now I am in the middle. My before the visitation at the funeral owes you an apology. USA JAG Movie Varied Programs PGA Golf Varied Programs Law & Order: mother doesn’t want to talk to my home, my son quietly locked the P^ Criminal Intent father, so the only information he cabinet, pocketed the keys and took DEAR ABBY: One of my hus- TBS Cosby Cosby Steve Steve Drew Drew Yes, Yes, Home Home Seinfeld Seinfeld can get is from me. He has men- them with him. band’s friends gave me a “white el- P_ Show Show Harvey Harvey Carey Carey Dear Dear Improve. Improve. WGN News Magnum, P.I. Da Vinci’s Inquest Cosby Cosby Moesha Moesha Home Home tioned several times the idea of my The next day, my husband’s ephant” gift this week. To be spe- Pa Show Show Improve. Improve. moving back home and taking care brother told me what my son had cific, it was more like a pink pig gift. TNT Judging Amy Law & Order Law & Order Alias Charmed Charmed of her. (He is planning to move out done and expressed concern about That’s right — I got a fuzzy pink pig QW DSC Varied Programs The New The FBI Files The FBI Files It Takes a Thief Cash Cash in a month.) his intentions regarding the con- that snores and says something QY Detectives Cab Cab Abby, I only recently got out on tents of the cabinet as well as the about eating slop. My husband was A&E Cold Case Files Varied Programs City Confidential American Justice my own, and I am enjoying my in- expensive hobby items in my hus- given a beautiful leather wallet! Q^ HIST Modern Marvels Varied Programs dependence. I love my mother and band’s workroom. He says I’m being paranoid to Q_ don’t want to lose her, but I am re- I was shocked and upset. I felt my think his friend gave me the pig to NICK Go Lazy- Rugrats Teenage Varied Programs 6teen Spon- Drake & Grown Danny sistant to moving back into a house son had violated the privacy of my make fun of me. Rl Diego Town Robot geBob Josh Up Phantom DISN Higgly- JoJo’s House of Lilo & Varied Programs Kim That’s- Varied Zack & where I have experienced so much home by locking the cabinet and He says his friend is a prankster, R] town Circus Mouse Stitch Possible Raven Cody pain.