Nurse's Future Mom-In-Law Sounds Off Before Undergoing Surgery
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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. Thankfully, he acted might affect his future relationships she is assured enough about who WEEKDAYS MARCH 15 - MARCH 21 in a professional manner by simply with women. I would hate to see she is that she feels safe being saying, “Oh?” She continued the him develop into a needy, clingy open about it. Congratulations on 6AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 type of man or a mama’s boy. What that. interrogation by asking him if he KLBY/ABC News Good Morning America Mak- Judge- The View Million- News was aware that I had been previ- are your thoughts on this? It is extremely important that Hh eover Brown aire ously engaged, and whether he — JUST A LOVING MOM IN you come to terms with your own KSNK/NBC News Cont’d Today Live With Regis Heat of Varied AUSTRALIA feelings about homosexuality. It Lj and Kelly Night thought I was a runaway bride or KBSL/CBS News The Early Show The 700 Club The Price Is Right The Young and the not. 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