European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 Ann Lander the stars and stripes thursday March 7, 1991 dear Ann Landers i am a 17-year-old girl and Plain fed up with my fathers drinking. I think i need to see some kind of psychologist but it wont do much Good unless my father gets some help too. Both my parents Are in a world of their own and pretend there is no problem. A _ _ its gotten to the Point where i hat the sight my father. If he died tomorrow it bother me one bit i need someone to listen to me and i can to talk to any member of my family i have a-25-year-old brother who lives at Home but he a riot around very much and we have never been close or had a serious conversation. I love Triy mom. She a like my Best Friend but she defends my dad whenever i mention his drinking. She makes it sound As if its All in my head like maybe in a insane. Why does no to mom see any of this the Man gets bombed every night and she a right there. My father and i done to get along at All. We never have. He is always putting me Down and making me decl like in a nothing. Please Ann i need your help. Just a boxed in in Sacramento dear boxed in your Mother probably does no to see any of this because she a too afraid to acknowledge the truth it might require her to make some changes in her life that she cannot face. There san organization called teen with chapters All Over the country. If you cannot find a phone listing Call the Al anon toll free line 1-800-344-266# in new York 1-800-245-4656 in Canada 1-800443-4525. Find out the time and place for the next meeting nearest your Home go it is free and they ask dear Abby dear Abby i m it 23-year-old woman and i m dating a 47-year-old Man. I am very mature for my age and have always seemed to relate better to older men. Our relationship is very serious and he a asked me to Fri Jerry him. Al treats me wonderfully and i would love to spend the rest of my life with him. _ Here s the problem Al is my Mother s age and in a afraid if my parents find out the age difference they will be Gamst our marrying. My Mother thinks he a 42, which is of with her but in a sure five More years would make a difference. I try not to let other people influence my decisions but my parents Are a big part of my life Abby this Man is wonderful and we both think we Are right for each other and the age difference make a difference. Do you think it docs in love with Al dear in love a . The age difference is not the Issue. The fact that you consider yourself mature and Are still lying to your parents in order to win their approval is. Be honest with your parents about this Many Sage. If Al is All you say he is and your parents Are intelligent people the age difference wont matter. No questions. You will meet other teen agers at Al teen who have the same problem. They will make you feel less alone. Get going and Good Luck. Dear Ann Landers your answer to King in Coral Springs ela., drove me to do something i thought i would never do a write to Ann Landers. The whole thing started with the Man whose daughter and son in Law Napier their dog after him. He did no to like the idea. When they Call the dog the Man thinks they mean him so he answers. The dog also comes running. The Man was embarrassed when this happened in front of company. There lot of confusion in that House. You said Hie should be flattered and then went on to say there Heifer in Wisconsin named after you As Wel As a horse in Florida and a dog in Minneapolis. You said you did no to mind a bit. Well of course you done to mind. Why should you you live in Chicago. You Are not even remotely involved with any of these animals who have your name. How would you like it if you lived on the premises with the hound and every time someone yelled a Mann a you answered and they said a not you. We Are calling the its bad enough when there Are three generations in the family with the same name. This we can to do anything about but for heavens Sake leave family members out of the lineup when you select a name for your pet. A d.h.r.,, . Dear Troy i was amazed at the number of readers who nailed me on this one. Some of them wrote letters that were pretty darned funny but yours was definitely the Best. c creator Syndicate a. A . A a �.-. Dear Abby there is a Man i work with who always needs a ride somewhere. He owns a car but it does no to run. He bums rides to work to the Bank to lunch to the mall after work a and these rides Are not along the Way they re sometimes 15 or 20 minutes out of the Way. Its not just me he hitches rides from it seems like its just me who minds. There arc two co workers who pick him up every morning for work. He does no to have phone so when he decides he a not going to work they have to drive the whole Way to find opt. 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