European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Last year mechanical equipment had to be used to remove medical waste including used Needles and blood bags polluting Long Island beaches. Tracking infections waste by Christopher Connell associated press after paying big Bucks to rent a House on Long Beach Island last summer. Kathleen Mckeand of Bayonne. N.j., was t about to stay away from the Beach simply because of the scare about medical Waslo washing up. But the Bayonne Hospital executive remembers How anxious she Felt watching her 1-year-old Niece dig in the went to fhe Beach but still you were extremely careful. You look upon digging in the Sand As almost a Birthright for a child and yet you would very carefully examine where the baby was digging. I found myself being almost paranoid about she was t alone. The Specter of medical waste Wash ups cast a Long Shadow Over the summer of 1988. Closing Choice beaches on the Jersey Shore and new York s Long Island and creating worries even for Beach goers like Mckeand who never confronted a closed sign on their favorite stretch of Sand. Brna Bombeck i receive a lot of letters from parents who arc upset thai their children Aren t spending enough sufi ily a mov the inc a Ever Day. Adults come Home to an empty House ready to share their to chugs and no or o in there to share them with ii adults watch television and pig out on junk food they Are criticized Lor wasting time and spoiling their dinner. Their offspring a Pecl them to do a list i chores ranging from drop my clothes Oil at the cleaners to save my dinner which of course they never do. No wonder parents Are running wild. One woman said she had to Chip a Loolah to got her daughter s attention. She said if her kids did t want to spend Lime with mom and dad they should t have had parents in the first place. It s a problem Many mothers and lathers Are facing and is brought on by children who want it they want to go to school they want to Date and they want to have a Jot or Etra Money in addition they want to spend time will their Conlen Pouri Erdo Volunteer work keep their bodies in shape and have a Good us Aren t enough hours in the Day for them. My daughter dropped by Iho other week i reached out to touch her face and said. Who Are you dear it has t been that Long. she said tiredly. It s just like the old Days. I used to sit there with milk and cookies every afternoon wailing for you and you were out playing records at a Girlfriend s mom. Are we going to argue or Are we going to Bond if i wanted bonding,1 i d go to my dentist ask me How i be How have you been i Don t want to worry you. You re Busy " mom i m Here to spend some Quality time with you do you want to play scrabble or anything what and mass the love connection yesterday one of the women called her Date a piece of worthless slime. She s going out with him again to see if it gels what about my Reading you a Story we did thai last week. Want to hear a joke i asked. She nodded. Did you hear about the kid who came Home from school and said he had a part in a school play when his Mother asked him what he was supposed to be he said a Catholic daddy she told him to March right Back to that school and Tell them he wanted a speaking part thai s very funny said my daughter. Anything else you want to share with me i Don t think following a very Long silence she asked what is Quality time i looked up. I thought you knew c 1969 Erma Bohock Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday May 20, 1989
