European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. December 24, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers rear Ann Landers our daughter who is 21, is an Alco Holic. She is a senior at a University in our cily. She graduated As valedictorian in her class won numerous awards throughout High school and has Man aged to maintain a 3.9 Grade Point aver age even though she drinks daily and gets very drunk almost every weekend. She has received two tickets in the past year for driving while intoxicated. This girl a a Model student in High school. She always set an outstanding example for others was very concerned about her schoolwork attended Church regularly and Seldom went out except to events directly related to a school activity such As band or a choir concert. She joined a Sorori by during her freshman year and began to drink socially. By the end of that year she was drinking heavily even though she worked 20 hours a week and studied every night. She admits she has a minor problem. In fact she can l get to sleep without a couple of drinks. But she has refused outside help. She of cts that she can handle the problem alone. My husband and i arc falling apart. It is heartbreaking to see what this or g is doing to our child. Even though she is in the Early stages of alcoholism tier personality has changed. We can no longer Trust her. We have sought counselling for ourselves and read a great Deal of material on the subject. Can you give specific suggestions to Young people on How to help their Peers who Are alcoholic Many of our daughter s friends have told us they have tried to talk to her but she does t believe she s in Trou ble. She keeps saying i know i drink a Little too much but 1 can handle  i am appalled at How Many of our Young people arc becoming addicted to alcohol because they feel As our daughter does that it is not really a drug. Please address this popular misconception in your column. They need to hear it again and again. Heartsick in Ohio dear Ohio alcohol is the most abused drug of All. Not Only can it mess up a person s head but it can wreck the liter kidneys Stom Ach and Central a Bertous system. This is to say nothing of the accidents that claim thousands of Young lives a cry year by cause of impaired judgment. Confrontation sometimes helps when family and friends band together and let the problem Drinker know that he or she has their unconditional love and support. When the Drinker sees that be can no longer con anybody into believing the problem is under control he May agree to Hospital Liza Tom which in Many cases is vital to detoxification. Centers such As the Betty Ford in Palm Springs Cost nothing or very Little if a person has  insurance. They have had spectacular Success with not Only alcoholics but drug addicts. Often the problem is two fold they have support groups la meet regularly so the recon Erial alcoholics and drug addicts pm give one another encouragement and Hope. Alcoholics Anonymous is an excellent backup for those who have been hospitalized in Are determined to live without drugs or alcohol on the outside. This problem is not an american one. Russia has it to an alarming degree also France and Italy. The future of the world depends on our youth. They need Clear Heads and Strong bodies to meet the Chal Lenges of the next Century. There is no Way a generation of Booi ent and druggies can make it. Reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read to led serv but we will withhold your sets request and protect your privacy. All utters Are subject to editing. Letters she has just one Christmas wish for All parents dear Santa Claus this year i have but me wish a wish for All parents. For the past few weeks As Christmas adv preaches i was reminded of How Many afternoons and evenings of the years my Mother spent Reading stories to us. As we sat around her in the big rocking chair. It was a most magical Lime for me and one of my fondest memories. Coming from a family of seven children we did t have much in the Way of material things but my  presented us with one of the greatest gifts she possessed. She gave us each a love of the sound of our language the Melody meaning and magic that accompanies the special words and phrases found in children s literature. These Beautiful books gave us a sense of humor wonder and appreciation of the world around us. They took us so Many places and often let us Lake time to be silly in a very serious world. We were spellbound As we walked through the dense Forest with Little red Riding Hood or to the top of my. Crumpet where the Grinch pondered the who s Christmas feast. We Felt the heat from the oven Tiit the Gingerbread Man popped Oul of. And the cold chill of the secret hideaway in he North pole where Rabar finds father Christmas. Of Van As i got older and she was Reading to the younger ones we big kids would gather around to hear our favourites re read. The books became altered bul our imaginations were filled to the brim with Rich colourful pictures. My Mother knew a great secret child Hood is but a Fli Clver of one s lifetime and it should not be wasted on the average and the Ordinary but should follow the yellow Brick Road always touching upon the in Chan cd and the magnificent. But of course you understand All this Santa so please for me this year Santa give the parents of the world my wish re mind them that they hold a great treasure within a gift that takes time and love and maybe i trip to he Library. 1 know this year although i won t be Home for Christmas the other members of my family will be there smiling when it s time la carve the roast  thank you Santa is. A pm it of cookies and i cup of hot Choc late await you. I be left out sonic Reindeer porridge for Rudolph and the rest Roxanne m. Sully Schaffen Buryj German it s time to kick out the Holiday blues says Reader once again the Holiday reason is upon us. A time of cheer for some depression and despair for others. The Holiday blues syn drome. We Veall heard of it. Over the past few weeks the signs have been appearing. Little notices lucked into the Back pages of the local paper telling us of someone who just could t Oca Wilh another Day. If what i write can help just one person it la have been Worth the Effort. Four years ago a very special Man died. At the age of 48, he had endured diabetes Blind Ness renal dialysis and a subsequent kidney transplant All this with an optimistic Alli Lude that was in Short amazing if anyone Ever had cause for despair it was he. By Trade he was a Mechanic and Carpen Ter. The loss of his eyes was Akin to the loss of his hands. Yet he me every Chastange with an "1 can do it attitude. He attended a school for the Blind became the first Blind Mason in new England and attended the seeing Eye Institute. The Lallcer look place after he d been bedridden for weeks. To qualify for a dog meant walking several Miles daily. Again it was yes. I  somehow he managed to always find humor in the worm of situations. Even while dying he always thought himself More Fortun Alc than others. Several weeks after his death in the midst of family sorrow a solicitation Pam de Soto not Ideal place he says concerning Home destroyed when fire men refuse to extinguish flames the Story about the do Soto mo., Rural fire Protection association s so called Volunteer firemen refusing to put out the flames engulfing a Home in de Soto. The reason they let the Home Burn Down and the family dog Burn to death is they thought the owner had failed to Purchase the annual fire Protection from these vol  when we lived in upstate new York my father was a member of the Taborton Mountain Volunteer fire department. No annual dues were demanded but donations were Welcome. If equipment needed to be purchased or repaired the people of the area gladly pitched in to accomplish what was acc Essary. When a fire broke out not Only the volunteers of the fire department bul the neighbors pitched in to help put out the flames and give assistance clothes food shelter Etc to the unfortunate family. These were neighbors helping neighbors and expecting nothing but inc same in re turn if Ever needed. Thai thing in do Soto which uses Volunteer firemen is nothing bul a business try ing to pass itself off As a non profit Volunteer organi action and it should be treate d As such. Because of want of si2.50, these volunteers Lei a neighbor lose everything they own. Do Soto mo., is definitely not my Choice of an Ideal place to live. Sec. Guy Saltsburg Frankfurt military policeman s Holiday wish As 1985 comes to an end it brings with it a time of happiness and holidays. Many people will look Forward to seeing relatives and friends and enjoying the Happy limes with them. Along Wilh the food times come the parties the music and the booze. It is this time of year that also brings a Holiday wish from the military police in your Community. Take a minute and read it it might just make you think a minute before you Start up your car. Pen pals i would ilk Dan pal. I am 19 Start old. Ill a Vida go Datum Esperanza Mai Batch pm Byln pet air print my name in your pin pal column. 1 am 19 years old and Ronlov Reading listening to music Rebecca Dur pc Box tin Apo .,  097s5-s34j i in 34 Var old and would Takt to have pen Pali. I a a beautician. My Hobb Tei Are Outing Golno to the a tack lit Anong to much and Riding Bluet. Cal it mint Flarv co Glamour Beauty Shopp Pena to Davao 04 North philippine the military policeman s Holiday wish May the Holiday season bring us no dead or dying Accident victims to be pried out of crumpled automobile wrecks no battered pedestrians to be loaded onto stretchers or covered with blankets no bad news Calls turning Joyful Homes into scenes of sorrow. No Drivers after seeing the bloody re sults of their stupidity mumbling a Drunken. Tin sorry. Author unknown a military policeman a Schattenburg Germany i am 24 and would Entov pen pal rom All Over. My hobbies arh movies and animal. Spec. 4 Fred Kruger my co. 4? sol. In. 2ad fwd Apo n.v.,  09355 i would like to have pen pal. My Hobby it Tower Dot. I am 36 year old. Fiji Ltd r. Co tin 14 Norm Road Daro Dum Agualo Clov  1 am Verv much interested in pen pal writing. I am31 Vetari old. Mar Belh Jumawan 112 pm sure a Dum Euele City 6501 philippine Phlete from the . Association for the Blind arrived at the door. Turning the pages. I looked upon the familiar figure As lie sat wiring a lamp. The caption below the photo read simply yes i  now when 1 remember what my dad experienced and How he never gave in to Llic despair or depression i realize thai nothing i la experience will Ever be quite As bad. So please before giving in to the blues compare your problems with this Man s. Try saying yes. I can instead of How can i you la be surprised at How different you feel. Busl wishes. Dorcas a. Ahern Prumm As. Germany cur Ope an Edmon capt Dale a Patterson us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey s. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . Black Well m. 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