European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 Ann Landers the stars monday february 11,1991 today a crossword dear Ann Landers we arc the other pos a prisoners of Day people face the bitter reality that they have no alternative but to become captives of the welfare system. We Are mostly single and divorced mothers. Only through education Cari we escape this degrading trap and find our Way into the Job Market. I am a divorced woman 35, with two sons. Eve been stuck on welfare for seven years. Taking a handout from the government makes me feel like in a nothing. If i work the minimum wage Money earned is deducted from my next months welfare Check. There is no Legal Way to get ahead. If i done to report my earned income and the welfare people find out in a eliminated from the program. Being forced to buy groceries with food Stamps produces feelings of guilt and shame that i can to put into words. Welfare recipients Are considered Lazy slobs who Are looking for a free ride. Some of them May be but the vast majority really want to work. I have a Friend who holds Down three jobs. She is close to a nervous breakdown. Baby Sitters Are raising her three kids and it makes her sick. Another Friend turned to prostitution. Sure now has a Pimp and her life is a Nightmare. Please Ann ask your readers not to judge us until they have walked in our shoes. Welfare be a Way of life. It should be a temporary Crutch to help people get Back on their feet and be self supporting. In a just one person but i know this scene inside and out. Education is the Only Way to keep the number of welfare recipients from growing in this country. Dear Abby dear Abby a a in response to a a Mem or not a who debated of whether to Start a. Family before her husband leaves for combat duty in the persian Gulf my army air corps husband and i made that decision on our wedding night in 1942. He did Riv want me to be burdened with a child if the worst should occur. I told him i wanted a part of him a a child of his a in Case he did no to return. A a. A a two months and two Days later. His bomber exploded and All 10 of his Crew were killed instantly. Eight months later our baby girl was born. She is her fathers daughter. When 1 look at her Beautiful face i Sec him. She is everything her father was a smart Well liked and successful. She is now happily married and is everything a Mother Hopes her child will be. Knowing that i was carrying his child sustained me months after his death. Single parenthood was never a Burden for me. His military pension was adequate. I later married a Fine Man who accepted my daughter Ann please give a giant thank you to All the states that have education programs for Low income and welfare people. They need to know that it works. Almost free in Iowa dear Iowa you did and i thank you. Dear Ann Anders a in a writing about the letter from a everything Tinl of in Oklahoma a the woman whose husband did t pay any attention to his children. A a a if Only those fathers knew How Imp Dutant it is especially in the Early years to establish a Bond with their Little fathers Are destined to reap a Harvest of indifference and ultimately trouble. In a few years these will be scratching their Heads wondering what went wrong. In my own neighbourhood i have seen this happen. Dad pays attention to a a Junior Only when he gets into trouble. So what docs Junior do he gets into trouble at every Opportunity to get the attention he so desperately. Wants. A. A a. A .,.�?� a a a As i write this Junior is in prison of a Long list of offences the last one being assault and rape. Daughters have a different set of needs. When they Are ignored or rejected by their fathers they look for male acceptance and approval usually through sex. One unmarried teen age girl in our neighbourhood has been pregnant three times. These stories a rent to from a Book Ann. I know the 7 people. Deep Down they Arentt bad the problem is that their fathers never spent any time with them. A a student of experience in Alabama dear student id give you an a. Your letter should be posted Walls of every delivery room in every Hospital. Thanks for sharing your Wisdom. Creators Syndicate. Unconditionally and gave me three More children who love and look up to their older sister. Never for one minute have i regretted our decision. For me it was an easy Choice. A Dorothy j. Burke Whittier Calif. Dear Dorothy read on for a letter from a Reader who had to make that decision a a a dear Abby Claude and i were married during world War ii. We both knew that he might have to go to War. We had gone together for four years and were very much in love. I wanted a baby in Case he got shipped overseas. 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