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Proud Son
Jaheim Charles Washington,
the proud son o f Omar and
M akala W ashington, was
bom Dee. 26 2009, in Sacra­
mento Cal if.
Dear Deanna!
My mother is being taken advan­
tage o f by her best friend. My
mother is retired has plenty of money
saved up and she’s enjoying the
finer things in life. Her best friend is
a moocher and makes my mom pay
for everything. My mother is lonely
and doesn’t have any friends so she
thinks nothing o f it. This woman is
going through her money left and
right and 1 know she’s going to look
up and one day be broke. How do
1 get through to her? -C oncerned
Daughter; Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Daughter:
Your mother is enjoying life and her
January 6. 2010
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chill and let you mom and her girl­ going to tear me apart. -Made a
friend do their thing and feel secure Mistake; Atlanta, G a.
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Dear Mistake:
Real Advice
let you know.
You obviously have trust issues if
Dear Deanna!
An advice
you can’t feel secure with your mate
column known
1 broke up with my boyfriend over or your friends. Your foolish tongue
fo r reality
something silly and now I regret my has caused you to lose your rela­
bused subjects!
actions. I thought he was cheating tionship and your friend. The only
on me with my best friend but they thing you can do is apologize to
friend. Before you place judgment
or get in the middle o f things ask were actually buying me a gift. I said both parties and ask your boyfriend
some horrible things to both o f them for another chance. If he says no
your mom if she’s preparing for a
rainy day. If she is, you can rest and they’re not speaking to me. I and goes with your buddy, then
assured that she knows what she’s want to get back with him but 1 think you learned a valuable lesson and if
doing and is planning her finances he is looking at my friend because they’ll do this in your face, you
she seems more mature than me. didn’t need them anyway.
wisely. You’re on the outside look­
ing in and have no idea o f their What should 1 do if they start dat­ Dear Deanna!
ing? 1 know it’s my fault but it’s
friendship. You can calm down and
I allowed m yself to get pregnant
because my boyfriend convinced
me that we would be together and
we were going to get married. Now
1 am almost ready to deliver the baby
and he has changed his mind. He
moved out o f my house and now
he’s not working and living with his
mother. I am so upset and don’t
know what to do. How do I handle
this situation? -A nika; On-Line
Reader
Dear Anika:
You lost your sense when you de­
cided to fall for the oldest trick in the
book. T here is no way you
should’ve become pregnant with­
out a husband and a plan. You’re
getting ready to be stuck with a
baby, a bill for 18 years and a stupid
looking dead beat dad. You need to
look at your resources, get your
money and education together and
grow up. When the baby is bom,
have a DNA test, get your child
support and be ready to raise your
child and keep it moving.
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It Fairs
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help local residents save money,
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The exhibits provide free give­
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