European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14a the stars and stripes thursday May 16, 1991 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers god bless that 87-Yeir-okl Man in Virginia who wrote to complain about the idiots who design men s clothes. May i add my own Market research. I want to talk about men s underwear specifically Boxer shorts. Since millions of men prefer Boxer shorts to knit briefs Why can to the underwear Industry give us it decent fit ? a Boxer shorts come in three sizes Small medium and Large. Information printed on the package says Small is 32-34, medium is 36-38 and Large is 40-42. It Means the actual Waist sizes Are 33, 37 and 4.1., or a Range of 4 inches Between Small medium and. Large this is crazy. Any Man Lucky enough to have a Waist size of 33, 37 or 41 has no problem. But what about the rest of us we Are forced to Wear shorts that done to fit. My Waist size is 39. This Means i must Wear shorts that Are 2 inches too Small or 2 inches too Large. The ones that Are too tight Are unacceptable. No Man needs a tight Garter around his Waist. When the shorts that Are too Large have been laundered a few times the elastic Waistband gives out and 1 need a pair of suspenders to hold my shorts up. But the clothing Industry says we have to like it or Lump it. So since i am not liking it i am lumping it. Retailers Are complaining that business is slow. One Way to generate sales is to manufacture merchandise that fits the needs of the consumer. Droopy drawers in Oklahoma today a crossword dear Abby dear Abby As a teacher i appreciate the Way you often use your column to educate the Public. I Felt i had to respond to a proud parents of a real child a who struggle with insensitive questions about their daughter from Korea. My husband and i Are the proud parents of three children from Korea. We Are both caucasian our two older children happen to be birth siblings. They arrived together at the Ages of 7 and a when our youngest son was 3 although unkind comments have been extremely rare this question is often heard a Are your older children a real brother and sister a the question it makes me  ask is a Why is that important to you Quot Many families Are formed by birth ours was formed by adoption. From the moment we. Accepted our children As ours we became their real parents and they became real Brothers and Sisters. I think i speak for Many other adoptive parents. Maybe you can think of a better Way to effectively communicate this simple but important message to Well meaning people who do not understand what it Means to be areal adoptive Parent dear droopy. Thanks for a letter that is sure to get some attention. And now a word to the manufacturers and. Retailers from me. Please do not Send any samples of your shorts with a brochure telling me they Are wonderful. Instead listen to what this Man is saying. He makes sense. Dear Ann Landers i would like to respond to the letter critical of the Man who could Only answer a me too Quot when his sweetheart said a i love you.�?�. I am also a a me  a few years ago when things began to get serious Between my a a Ozzie and me i told him that i be always had a problem expressing emotion. While i believe my parents loved each other there were no outward signs of affection a no hugging kissing or hand holding. I be always envied couples who Are comfortable it calling each other a a Honey and a a sweetheart when people Are around i explained to my wonderfully Loving Man that i say those three Little words Over and Over but i just can t say them out loud. I told him i just hoped my attempts to show him would make up for my inability to say it. Ann you a be doing a great service if you d print this for those of us who Are Hung up on the Quot la word. Torrance Calif. Dear Torrance. In a not going to let you off so easily. It May be difficult to utter those three Little words and say a a sweetheart or a Honey Quot but that does no to mean you can to do it. People can and do overcome their inhibitions but it takes practice. Surprise your sweetheart. Go ahead and try it. Once the sound Barrier is broken you la love it a a a. A. A a a a  -. Dear a real Quot _ you said it As Well As it can be said. And to the question a Marc your two older children a real brother and sister a a a Why is it important to you Quot is the perfect response. A a. A. Dear Abb what Sall the fuss about teen agers keeping their rooms clean pm 50 now hut when i was a kid my Best Friend Joe and his brother John shared a bedroom. Abby that room was a disaster you  even find their Beds. Their Mother insisted on Only one thing they keep their door closed today 35 years later Joe is a highly successful businessman his income is More than $1 million a Yea Rand his brother is also earning big Bucks As a research scientist. Phooey on clean rooms dear phooey the Job of a Parent is to be a consistent and Loving teacher of those lessons their children need in order to survive and thrive. There arc just so Many things a Parent Cun nag the kids about before they arc either resented or tuned out. So the heavy artillery should be saved for the important Battles. However lets define our terms. There is a big differ Quot once Between neatness and cleanliness neatness involves tidiness and orderliness. Cleanliness involves sanitation and Hygiene. Cleanliness and sanitation Are not ridiculous nor do they stifle creativity., c Universal press Syndicate 1 across 1 opposition 5 dirigible fill. 8 quite. Eager 12 a Green mansions Quot -. A Girt. 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