European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 26, 1990 the stars and Stripe Sann Landers dear Ann Landers in a having a big problem with my Mother. She was married to my father for 18 years they had four daughters. I am 27 the oldest. Our parents divorce was bitter and they put us girls in the Middle. Dad was an alcoholic who had hot pants and a wandering Eye. Mom tolerated it hoping things would get better but they got worse so she dumped Hlf Oon after the divorce mom met and married a Dean a another Winner. This one turned out to be an abusive alcoholic with no Job. He slaps her around and has Given her dozens of Black eyes knocked out her front Teeth and put his fist through a lot of Walls in their Morrand Dean have broken up and gotten Back together dozens of times. She leaves after each beating and comes running to me for sympathy. For four years in be put her up and Given her Money and emotional support but now that i have a husband and three children i find it impossible to have a Normal relationship with her. I done to have the time or Energy to see her through the never ending brawls knowing that As soon As her lip heals and her eyes get Back to Normal she will go Back to her crazy husband. I have begged mom to get counselling but she says she does no to believe in a that How do i let her know i can to handle a relationship with her As Long As she insists on staying with her husband bewildered in Washington dear Washington i recommend you not give your Mother Safe Harbor after Dean has knocked her around even though it May sound cruel. You Are being an a a enabler by providing your Mother with a place to go after each beating. The next time she comes knocking on your door Tell her you will take her in Only if she promises to get counselling. Then find a competent therapist a Check the experts at your nearest shelter for battered women a make an appointment for her and see that she keeps it. Dear readers can you stand one More letter about the genesis of a Pardon my French in be received hundreds but this one is irresistible. Dear Ann Landers in a writing about the English american phrase a Pardon my French a when dirty language is used. Its an excellent example of prejudice Well documented by language historians. People of All countries attribute behaviour to strangers. For hundreds of year England and France were enemies. Therefore All shameful behaviour was ascribed to the other. For example in England when syphilis made its appearance in the 16th Century it was called the a French in France it was called the a English disease or the a portuguese even today we refer to erotic kissing As a French when a Frenchman refers to dirty language he has a phrase similar to a Pardon my in a not sure i remember it exactly but i think it is a Par Donne Mon Anglia so Pardon my English. Another expression that exemplifies this Type of Prev a is a dutch courage a implying that the dutch Udice Many a courage comes out of a whiskey bottle. If you publish my letter please done to use my name. Whenever anything ethnic comes up people in this town choose up sides and right now i have All the trouble i can handle. . From Tennessee c creators Syndicate Page 11 letters Ever pay was Mission seems a Little mors pointless.1 mean i just Cut see risking Amu can lives to restore a Feudal monarchy. Quot if there s any lesson in All of this its that our count tits going to finally get serious about res Oil habit.,. 01 Ureal fax now fuel for stroke the real hoop ornament the uncensored doonesbury strip As it appeared in the stars and stripes. Evert pay this Mission seems a Little More pointless. Quot if there s any lesson in All of this it s that our count pts going to to finally get serious about its Oil oil1 real goop noun fuel for ?7 real. Hoop ornaments cars and the censored version As it appeared in the Gulf news from Dubai United Arab emirates. A doonesbury deserves a second look the other Day i was Reading doonesbury in the stars and stripes and i noted that something was a just a Little bit a a different in the strip please compare Frame no. 2 from our local English language paper Here in the persian Gulf. Gulf news Dubai i think we can assure . That if a War Breaks out Here in the persian Gulf a local free press will not top the list of things hell be fighting for. A Ricky a. Martin Rufair Bahrain a Sinai stationed soldiers feel forgotten we would like to express our opinion on the publicity that desert shield has received in every edition of the stars and stripes since the crisis began. This is on behalf of the soldiers of the 1st in 17th inf from fort Richardson Alaska who serve As part of the multinational Force and observers on the Sinai Peninsula Egypt. We understand that the situation in saudi Arabia is serious and could Lead to War but that Isnit our Point. The soldiers deployed there Are used to the climate in a Way because they train at the National training Center and they Are mostly All from a warm to hot climate. When our battalion deployed from Alaska to the Sinai in March it was 20 degrees outside with Snow on the ground in Alaska. When we arrived in Egypt it was 100 degrees. We also like soldiers of desert shield left families Back in the states wives expecting babies and now weddings delayed because we have just had our six month tour extended. The soldiers of desert shield have received a lot of free Comfort items such As coca cola playing cards and free mail service. Since being in Egypt we have asked about getting lighter uniform but no one seemed to care. But desert shield asks for lighter uniforms and everyone thinks its an excellent idea to change them. As for entertainment for the soldiers Here we have had one Uso show in the past seven months. There was an article in the stars and stripes about a month ago which said we had been extended to stay for at least two More months and that is All that has been said about us Over Here. We Are also in the Middle East faced with a possible terrorist attack at any time. We Are not receiving hazardous duty pay which the desert shield soldiers Are. We Are in Egypt supporting the treaty of peace Between Egypt and Israel set up by the Camp David Accord since the Early 1980s. We feel that you should publish an article on our battalions Mission Here because it appears to the soldiers in our battalion that no one knows or cares that we Are Here. We Are also supporting a world peace Mission like desert shield. We would appreciate a reply in your paper letting us know that someone cares. A sgt. Benny Oliver Sharmel Sheik Egypt a Uang feel Pes european edition circulation 190,000 col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the Iii Tail services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . 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