European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. Decembers. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 Landers letters dear Ann Landers i just read your advice to sin blk mom and i Haven l been this mad since you Lold women who did t Iron their husband s Short thai they were Lazy. That was another example of How out of touch you Are with Middle class people. Please Tell me Ann Landers when should his divorced Over worked exhausted Mother go Bowling and do Volunteer work she gave you her schedule and i did i Sec any time except he hours Between 10 . And 6 . She was t wallowing in self pity As you implied. She was simply staling he facts. And believe me she spoke for thousands of us who Are raising our children alone. We work full Lime to support our kids with Little or no help from their fathers. We also Cook clean Wash Iron sew pay Bills grocery shop nurse sympathize nurture love support educate encourage mow trim go loft a and Pray a lot. I chose to do these things alone after learning that my husband was having an affair with his business partner. But unlike single mom i do not reel that i have a Lousy life. I am a Hundred limes belter off without the jct what s More i have gained a new sense of self respect from learning that can make it alone. Give us a break Ann. We expected belter from you struggling in Tennessee Deuton Ncnew Oneal Hurt i Mother letter on the same subject dear Ann Landers have you gone completely bonkers your advice to single mom threw me. I can t believe you wrote it. It sure did l sound like you. That poor woman gave you a Complete rundown on her schedule and it was a killer. How did you have the unmitigated Gall to suggest to her thai she do Charity wort go to the laundromat to meet men and join parents without partners that poor Dame has All she can do to hold Down a Job do her marketing House work Cook clean Wash Iron help the kids with Home work juggle inc Check Book and gel live hours of sleep generally you Are compassionate and sensible but Iii time Yon missed the Mark by a mile. Please Tell us you were on vacation and an Asi Wam wrote thai Lousy answer. Georgette in Atlanta Dew Georgette i wish i could Paw the Bock but alas Lull dog of an answer was mine. In bet they Are til mine. True i be never be a a single mom but that is no excuse. You Don t have to be a cow to know whal milk is. I should have told her to ask relatives friends and neighbors to gite her a few hours away from he kids instead of birthday or Christmas presents. This woman u in desperate need of Lime for herself and she must figure out a Way id get it dear Ann Landers we have All read the news stories and watched on to the fascinating and horrifying account and magnificent Rescue of the Little girl who fell in an abandoned Well 29 feet in Midland Texas. The heroic Effort of strangers who risked their lives a they tried id reach Jessica Mcclure brought out the Best in All of us. But there is a lesson to be Learned that should not be lost Jessica s Young Mother left 18-month-old Jessica and four other toddlers for just a moment while she weal to answer the phone. In that one moment something awful occurred. And that is the Way it usually happens. Tell those mothers that no phone Call i that important. Sarasota dear san you Laid item in a Way that should be Nefor Gullible Tai i thank Yon. Writer urges pay freeze to Aid deficit your recent cover Story concerning the possible loss of the january pay raise is the area 1 would like to comment on. It s Lime for the armed forces and government employees to stand up and say to Congress freeze our pay and help pay Oft he of Turec hat would have to us tied to a congressional pay of Nave of Al least three years. Each year Congress holds our pay and Benefit pack age up for Ransom As it argues about How we will meet the Ever increasing Cost standing Mili tary Force. I for one. Would be More than Happy to keep my pay at the same Rale if i could be assured that the Money saved would go directly to reduce the Defi Cit. Knowing the bureaucracy As i do i could Only Hope for a portion of the savings to actually find its Way to debt reduction. The other portion would be spent on the endless reams of paperwork so necessary to our government. I have been overseas for More than four years. I have seen my rent in Germany go front $700 to More than $1,100. Bui members of the Cabinet and con Gress continue to say the Dollar is nol Low enough. Lowering the value of the Dollar in t the answer. We need to make our products More competitive Over seas. Assuring that the product with an american Flag on the lag is a Quality product Worth having no matter what the Price is the real answer. We have let the Chase for an almighty Dollar gel in the Way of Quality workmanship. The person working the Assembly line does l care if the product comes off the line in one piece or two. Just As Long As inc big paycheck is there at inc end of inc week. How Many of Host hourly workers would be willing to forgo the Union supported 3 percent pay raise for the Good of inc country i would venture to guess nol Many. I would be willing to pay More in lairs if the Money would go to lower the deficit of there was an address in Washington where i could Send my monthly Check to help lower the deficit 1 would have an allot ment taken out and Send in directly to the bureaucrat running the reduction office. I know this is Only a pipe dream. The Money we would save in t realty there. It s another Irick done with smoke and mirrors. Of Well it was a Nice thought ii would have been Nice Foi Active duty retired Mili tary and civilians to really have a Large Impact on the deficit. Perhaps it would have shown our critics we really care about what happens in America. We Aren t All in in for an carry retirement Check. We love our country and arc willing to suffer for its survival. The american people have got to begin caring about More than what the next television program is. They have to be willing to suffer for a i talc while until things arc Back on track. I m ready i wonder if there Are others who feel the same Way. Dong Dippert ramble in a Germany Patch pickup Point employee thanked i am certain thai you must receive hundreds even thousands of complaint about the services and facilities provided by the european Exchange system. Most of us will agree thai while same Art warranted Many Are unfair. I want to share with you that there Are some very caring and hard working members of the cafes Community. The Best example i be encountered lately involved Kathy o Neal an employee of the Patch pickup Point Here in Stiegart Vaj Hingen aside from always being pleasant and efficient she recently went far beyond the Normal demands of her Job. Faced with an errant laundry delivery from the civilian contractor and a customer who needed several garments logo on vacation mrs. O Neal her husband and her Young child drove their own car for several hours to the contract laundry facility id pick up the clothing and deliver it to the customer. There was no requirement at All from her employer to perform this service certainly not on a Holiday eve Ning veterans Day but she insisted. Without compensation she did what needed to be done to provide a service to the cafes customer. My most sincere thanks to mrs. O Neal an especially Loyal and dedicated lady. Col. James j. 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