DEAR HARRIETTE: My ex-partner and the father of all five of our grown children recently broke up with his longtime girlfriend. This is a woman he began dating around 20 years ago when he decided to leave me to raise our children alone. While he didn’t fully abandon our children, he did betray us, and I was left to explain why. He is now abruptly single and in need of a place to stay. He has asked me if he can stay in one of the spare bedrooms of my home, which was once our home – the home he left. While we have built up a friendship in recent years, I cannot help but feel reminded of how he left us, and left me alone to raise our five children. Should I help him? – Open Door DEAR OPEN DOOR: Think long and hard before you welcome your ex back into your home. He is emotionally vulnerable right now due to the breakup. You are experiencing whiplash due to the memories of when he left your family, and your children, while older now, will also be impacted by him moving back into the family home. Schedule a time to sit and talk with him about the impact that this move might have on everyone. Yes, he is in immediate need of a roof over his head, but that is not your problem. What are his thoughts on a timeline? How will he address this change with your children? How does he expect you to feel about this, given the circumstances of his departure?

Clinton Public Schools Monday afternoon celebrated being awarded a $34.7 million Oklahoma Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduates Grant over seven years to make college more readily available for Clinton students.

Clinton Rotary Club members from left President Carolyn Heerwald, Treasurer Hoi Geswender, and Secretary Natalie Simpson prepare for Friday’s Rotary Chili Day fundraiser at the Frisco Center with meals being offered at lunch and dinner.