European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Ann Landers dear Ann Landers your recent column in the Louisville courier journal really a a touched my heart. A Rockford 111., Mother wrote about indifferent fathers who miss out on much of their children a lives. That letter made me think of four boys whose fathers made this same mistake. One lad was abandoned by his family because he had a a a curse on i him or so they thought. The child was born with a defective heart. The second boy was his family said a a bad seed a unmanageable. The truth was his father was too wrapped up in his business to pay attention to the youngster and his Mother handle him. The third boy was kicked out of the House because his family decided he Yves incorrigible a troublemaker and a bad influence on the other children. The fourth boy needed a male role Model so he grow up to be a Sissy according to his Young Mother. His father did t want the responsibility and took off. What happened to these four children they were All taken in by an unmarried Man who raised them As if they were his own flesh and blood. He nursed them through illness helped them with their Homework got them through school and was Mother and father to these four wonderful boys. He laughed with them cried with them coached them in sports and had a wonderful time seeing to it that they grew up to be honorable decent productive responsible men. Dear Abby dear Abby i have a male relative who puts his arms around me holds me close and hugs me every time he sees me. A a p i have hinted that i done to like it but to no Avail. When 1 casually mentioned this to his wife she smiled and said a people who experience physical Contact tend to have fewer emotional Abby this May be True but As far As in a concerned every time he does this to me i feel manhandled and i dislike it intensely. If i were to take harsh measures my other relatives would say in a being foolish a he is just being Friendly. Please Tell me How to handle this situation. I am not a child. Young female adult dear Young female adult quit hinting and when this male relative approaches you give him the straight Arm and this Short speech a from now on no More hugging please. I done to mean to be unfriendly but i really am not into and if his wife again interjects her opinion with regard to physical Contact and emotional problems you smile and Tell her that you done to need that much physical Contact a and you la take your chances with a emotional problems a should any occur. Monday july 1, 1991 they Call me a a dad and their seven children Call me raising them gave me a thrilling life As Well As a productive one. The fathers of these terrific Young men win never know what they missed but twill. Because i did t miss any of it. A father . Sack or. Dear father sack thank you for a Beautiful letter. How wonderful to know that the time Energy and love invest amp a in those four Young men is paying such handsome dividends. Bless you for writing. Please read on Pear Ann Landers a my son is nearly 5 now and he is the Best thing that Ever happened to me except maybe meeting his Mother. I spend almost All my spare time with this Little Man and we have a relationship that grows stronger every Day. A i feel sorry for men who think working an extra Day a week or running off with their buddies is More important than raising their children to be Loving compassionate human beings. When my Little Guy says a daddy you Are my very Best Friend Quot it is the highest compliment i will Ever receive. A Happy Man in Oregon dear readers the mail on this subject has been heartening. I see real evidence that today a fathers Are taking More of an interest in their children. Bravo this bodes Well for the coming generation. The stars and stripes today s crossword Page 19 c creators Syndicate dear Abby i done to lie steal swear Gamble or cheat on my husband. I done to do drugs cheat on my taxes abuse my children or run Stop signs. I done to Chew my fingernails drink to excess overeat gossip or spit on the sidewalk. But i am addicted to cigarettes and consequently i am subjected to verbal and emotional abuse by non smokers. I know what it is like to be treated like a second class citizen. I am told where i May and May not sit. I have been told that i stink in a weak and i ought to be ashamed of myself. So what do i do i go out in the Alley and Light a cigarette to Comfort myself and Calm my nerves. Am i such a bad person guilty in Antigo wis. Dear guilty no you Are not a a a bad person. You arc just one of millions of smokers who Are addicted to cigarettes and Are not yet ready to do whatever it takes to free yourself of this addiction. 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