European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Arm Landers dear Ann Landers the letter from a everything Isnit of in Oklahoma struck a responsive chord in me. The woman who wrote said her. Husband worked Long hours golfer with his buddies ony weekends and read the newspaper or watched television when he was Home totally ignoring their Young children. I could have written that letter myself. My husband also ignored our four children and never had much time for me either. His idea of acknowledging my existence was a Romp in the sack. He n Ever wanted to go on family outings because the kids a made him at Home he refused to lift a Finger to help me with them because a a that a your now those kids Are teen agers and Young adults. They Are pretty interesting people productive and fun to be with. They hold Down jobs go to school and Are involved in All sorts of exciting activities. My husband still has no time for them but they done to mind because they have no time for him either. Since no relationship was established Early he is like a stranger to them. What a pity that he has missed so much of the Joy in life and there is no Way to retrieve those wonderful years. Rockford ill dear Rock in a sorry to say i received a huge number of letters from mothers who Are saying the same thing. When Are the men out there going to Wake up to the importance of being part of their children lives f it dear Abby dear Abby ten years ago i suspected my husband was having an affair with a woman at the office. I confronted him and he denied any physical affair. He said he just could t get away from her a she always needed to i gave him a. Choice her or me. He chose me. Well he talked to her and she came to our Home to deny any physical affair and to ask if they could just have a Bible study at lunch hour together. My reply was a no a they could t even do that / Quot a. A a. A a shortly afterwards this woman and her family moved into our neighbourhood and joined our Church. Three months ago my husband said a we have to talk. I have been committing adultery for the last 10 years with this woman at the office. Please forgive me. I Promise never to see her again a when i finally calmed Dinon he said Quot wait there a when i finally calmed Down he said. A wait there a by this woman had such an attack of conscience o our pastor and confessed everything so the turn called on me and told me that we could no end his Church can you believe this a Arizona dear Arizona after writing this column for More than 35 years wednesday april 24, 1991 does no to happen Early it rarely happens at All. If any of you Absentee fathers see yourselves in this Colum ii you d better get aboard before the train leaves the station a. A dear Ann Landers a a recently heard something that i found very disturb ing will you please Check around and find out if its True a. /. 1 was told that the spouse or the immediate family of a person who donates his or her organs for transplant Tion is responsible for the medical Bills connected with the removal of those organs. A Friend of my parents said she knows a hum who was sent a $45,000 Bill after his wife passed away lie had offered to donate her usable organs. If this is True. I no longer w ish to be a card carrying Organ donor. A Ellen in California dear Ellen a ? at. A i contacted the living Bank in Houston and they welcomed the Opportunity to set the record straight. The person who receives the donated Organ pays the Bill for transplantation. The Organ donor s family is never charged / a. A a a could it be that the $45,000 Bill your parents Friend mentioned was due to the High Cost of trying to keep that Man s wife alive poll bet it had nothing to do with removing her organs for transplantation. There is a desperate need for organs. Anyone who wants to give the gift oif life should write to the living . Box 6725, Houston. 77265 and the National kidney foundation 30 East 33rd st., new York . 10016. V a. C creators Syndicate a can believe anything but i am disturbed about the actions of your pastor. He exceeded his authority when he dismissed you from his Church. A Church is not a museum for saints it s a Hospital for sinners. Report that pastor to his Superior. He is accountable to the head of his diocese a or the equivalent. Dear Abby i have bad Many sleepless nights since i read the column about the mystery word for the person who makes up crossword puzzles. 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