European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann larders Here s a Story told to me by my father who heard it from his father. The moral of his Story is a lesson we Alt need to learn. . In Detroit How right you arc thinks for a mule called hint an m Tanner and his grandson Omid mule exiled a Tran t going very Watt tit firm and the Bills were mounting. They decided it would be Best to take wot to i be City to be Soli. The eld Tamer iad by grandson stated to Mill iliac Ann the Road. A mama i a them Tad shouted Yon foolish people Why an a miking when you Tare t mole you could Riaff Zwy decided she hid t Point Tad climbed on the male. ."., dam the my t by another woman called to them what foals you Art with both of you Riding that mule he will become exhausted and drop dead so the old Man climbed off. a Little farther Down the mad a Farmer shouted you foolish lid nuking a tour old Grandfather Hulk while you ride Anat Yoa ashamed tire boy climbed off Andor Gol the Grandfather to get Backoo. A Short time later an old woman called out you fool Lih Man that poor mule looks As if he la going to drop dead. Get off and Tarry hint for Kwh Tell thinking that she hid Point he Grandfather Dis mounted Houtte the must onto his Back and headed toward the City. When he came to a Bridge he lost Bis footing Tad dropped the mule into the River. Of course the poor animal drained. The moral of this Story is this if you try to please Henrj one you itt Lete your Ann Landers our marriage of 20 years is going Down the Drain along with our family life. Here s what s happening. My husband and t have four children. We have always been an open and honest family but things started to change when our oldest daughter Karen who is 5, started to go steady with a very Nice 16 year old boy. A my husband believes that he has the right id know everything i hot eds on when Karen and John arc to Gether. After a while she became Upsel at his constant badgering and told him she did t want to talk about it anymore. He. Was furious and shouted what you won t Tell me i la find out on my own that evening he searched her bedroom unlit he found her diary. Iwas shocked when i saw him pick inc lock and read in last night he listened in on their Telephone Conversa Tion Ann they Are Good kids. I have seen no signs of drugs or drinking. Both Karen and John arc Active in High school affairs and in Church i know their relationship has not gone beyond kissing because Karen has dated other boys and when they tried to get fresh she dropped them. Our daughter and her father have always Goi Fenlong Well. Now the two of them Are not Able to have a civilized conversation and Karen says she hates him. Father and daughter arc Drifting farther apart every Day and our marriage is in trouble because we fight about this constantly please give me some guidance. Torn in Oregon dear Oregon it is not uncommon far fathers id feel uneasy when their daughters begin to show More than a casual inter est in one particular fellow. Your husband however is wore than uneasy. Be is suspicious hostile and angry. In bet he sounds irrational. I suggest counselling before he wrecks the entire farttllj1, Sci Anga Faa Tim Lyviu Jalad column lit Landau Wak omai hour Tonii Vou in win u Caia of the Surj and strip Apo w2ii.u 3.facn letter lauds the Job of company clerk t want to share something with you about our com Pany clerk a specialist who reminds us All of Corporal Waro Riley. I a the executive officer of an aviation company stationed in Baden Wor Temberg. Much restructuring a occurred in recent years in army aviation in an Effort to trim the fat and increase combat capability. As May be expected some of these changes have been smart Ana some not so smart most of the changes have been slow in coming to this company As a result we have More soldiers in this company than most aviation basal ions. Last week one of the changes we have dreaded an deferred As Long As we dared was finally imposed upon us do away with the orderly room and All unil clerks. Transfer All administration to the personnel administration Center Pac. Needless to say. The leadership of this company was discouraged by this. H seemed to us to be an unrealistic solution to a non problem. But the effect it had on our company clerk was very moving. I could ill Sorn Lhing was deeply troubling her. She look a Long time to draft then to Type her statement i set it aside to read in a quiet moment of the Day. It brought More than one tear As my eyes captured her thoughts. This specialist on whom 240 of us have daily de Pended for More than two years knows the value other Job and her skills. I want to share with you and your readers the thoughts of our Corporal radar o r Ileyi need say nothing More. Chief warrant officer 3 Randall so muru sch Sobisch Hall West Germany a Day in the life of the shac Foa clerk Atn the Soldier who sits in the office come in the commander first sergeant Ami officer hate a Mission. " i Type All Lii in maims. I make Alt their copies. Lans Zeralli hair phone Calls. Know when they re nut know when they re in 1 know when they Are not to be interrupted. I Atn the gatherer of information. 1 know everyone Ami where they work. I put All thai i gather on rosters. I to the status Day lit Day same Are on leave same arc toy some arc on special duty. It is my Jab to gather this information so my Coin wander first sergeant Anil executive officer fan carry ant their Mission. R technically i a not exist for i am the Shadow everyone is out. I Man the phone. If it is important. I am Here to make sure the right soldiers Are notified to carry nut whatever needs to of done 1 take All the messages and make sure they Are Clear. I do any Itti Inthir Tif Small seemingly unimportant things in a Day. -. I make sure our soldiers Hare keys to their rooms. T great the engineers and Shon them where logo. I help Otto nor soldiers when they first arrive. I Point them in the it ult direction give Tii Ein a roam if the need it and gather at the fir information for Oty company. / am Here far our soldiers. I answer All their Quick questions and get their paperwork signed by Ilie. Right people. A ". 1 work it ii pics and make sure in. walking. I retrieve the stuck paper and gift copy machine in sonic limit. 7 am Herf As a ranch of the Pac i p cd up Niere. The Pac stops and i do All the Small things. I am limed in to what s going of i research information i Nin errands i file i make lists ofe very Ming. Imaginable Tanyjah May just he a Small one. I am Here for inv company i ant their Shadow clerk. Writer emphasizes Freedom of speech. Every now and then some people from Smalt Sites write to Tell other readers and letter writers How inc Don t have certain conveniences and must manage without. Therefore they Are annoyed Reading Ilie complaints of he Lucky ones. I would like to address Icse people who write he shut tit letters. 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