European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 28, 1985 the stars and stripes pane 11 letters dear Ann Landers this b in answer to the teacher from Dubuque who is quitting because she can t Bear to see what we Are doing to the generation that is " expected to Lead us into the 21st i agreed with her until she dumped on parents who arc too Busy making i was a Latch key kid from the age of 7. Both parents worked and had neither uie time nor Energy to do the things most parents do with their children. I was an Only child growing up in new York City left to my own devices until my parents came Home. Sometimes it was As late As 9 or 10 o clock at night. I did not become hostile i did t use drugs and i did not steal. My Grade were Good and i never got into any trouble. When i married at age 22 i was still a Virgin. When our son was born i was thrilled. I decided to stay at Home and be a full time Mother. I was always available to Chaperon a dais trip bake a cake have my son s friends in or drive them to a movie or a ballgame. My husband coached Little league sum Mer after summer. He helped with the scouts went hiking and camping. We had splash parties Panama parties halloween parties you name it occasionally when my husband and i went to a movie or had dinner with friends grandparents babysat no strangers for our kid. Everything we did revolved around the welfare of our son but in the end All our efforts counted for nothing. The boy is a drug addict a thief with no morels and no conscience. He hat made our lives a night Mare. Eventually we had to banish him from our Home because of the criminal friends he harboured. The troopers and police were always at our door looking Tor someone. I become enraged when parents arc blamed when children go wrong. I would like to remind Dubuque that parental influence counts for nothing when society at Large is sick. Our children Are exposed to filthy lyrics pornographic magazines sexy ads and trashy films. Freedom has become a License. What parents teach in the Homes b undone on the outside. Now thanks to television they Don t even have to leave their Homes. Unlike the kid with he Finger in the Dike there seems to be no help on the Way and we be run out of ringers. In t it Nice that Dubuque b a teacher and has a Job she can quit parenthood goes on forever. One of Many Dew one thank Yon for a letter minions of peo ple win be Able to relate to. I baie said repeatedly that peer pressure and outside Talm mtg can undermine and own destroy the efforts of Torling parents. Too Many parents these Days Are feeling guilty for things that Are not their fault. Dear Ann Landers i understand most donors to sperm Banks Are medical students. How do they know that one Day their own progeny won t meet and marry a brother or sister would t the results of such a urn on be disastrous Ujah dear a not necessarily. Genetic experts say half Brothers and Sisters foam have Only 50 percent of the Faa Fry pared with full blood Brothers an Sisters who would have 100 percent. Ejen with the latter to child would be of there is hereditary disease in the Faa Fly. Readers wishing to write to news America Syndicate columnist uders May address their letter in non Voo two my. 777 Asu ets no. M 9s or Katuni auffre cd. Ou1 he. Much pm amyl Chart Sowda. Ftp Karl Sia re Al 114, room 11, Cor a Carn Souflee Apo ow07, Lull Iluigi Mun Chi or of i 7xm, in to. 440-7jjo or Rwy Tai a. Imit 100 my Khmuro. For creamy Tony Natoro to a Hhie 11. Wawn o. Oarb Catani Apo onh Utah of Hoarn tort i. Ill rtt Enna 4m-77u or no Omar of Oft 7iuu. Stat Timit som Mamyie a a Woan and to own. Bumb.1 to. Room 119, Patch eat race. So i. Apo am. Chi his. Pkg my 277-44f, Ett no 3tvmm or ctr. 0711 u77sm. Tom 775531. Nap lat Italy to twirl Winard. Hanor til. Coo do Chino As Fpo by 0tti, Ima Onon ctr. Ob�-t-ri145s. My Auto on 425-11 to. S3si. Us Enid a Modos. J. Ken so Crupar and of 0 vol. Bod try 43 ecu us rap Vuda Hal. Apo 0177 Iff Hon i Auto on 7�-.tm a us or feb. To 41j7tfc Kat of Lactam a. Store or pw9, i. Volaj Atwate 4uo. Ets no. 4tva own ten. Do. Wis03 or Foiw. I. Asu. Ets no. 44.v4u. No Arnert Civ. 717ssi. Mil 7m1. Ets a 40-to i St Naan do. 071m7014h. I. Oets Etc Sci att to. A wow. a Scania i. Lisas. Spain Madrid. Rno. 00141 7w12 Torr tool to Lech Board. I. 44 or do. Mai i Toms. Turkey Lila bul Civ. 1u4377, to ui74 sans to. United Kinq Oom or Nam common do. Naw Tury bus 44761 a. New Burn 06js 4341 to. 709
