Page 6 Colby Free Press Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Nurse’s future mom-in-law sounds Check each issue of the Free off before undergoing surgery Press for additional TV Listings DEAR ABBY: I am an operating Abigail orientation. Many gay teens — room nurse. My soon-to-be mother- and younger children — are so in-law recently had a procedure Van Buren afraid they’ll disappoint their TV LISTINGS sponsored by done that required anesthesia. parents by disclosing they are When the anesthesiologist arrived • Dear “different” that they don’t talk to interview her before her proce- about it. dure, she proceeded to ask him if he Abby What your daughter needs the COLBY FREE PRESS knew me. He replied that he did. right now is to know that you love Her next question was whether he thing to do in a loving family, but and approve of her. You must be knew that I had recently had cos- lately I’ve been wondering how this doing something right, because metic surgery. 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