European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14ann Lander the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers in a recent column on Quot sex crazed girls a a Reader from Hannibal mo., asked a where Are the parents a let me Tell you our Story. My wife and i were married when we were in our mid-20s. We Are both College graduates. We done to smoke drink or use drugs. Church has been a part of our lives. So you ask where Are our kid daughter no. 1 moved out of the House at 16 against our will. She skipped school regularly and got away with it by intercepting mail from the principal and getting a neighbor to pose As her Mother Over the phone. Today she free loads off the Guy she is living with. Daughter no. 2 was a discipline problem. One evening she insulted her Mother so badly that i slapped her. She went to the police i was charged with child abuse and she was placed in a Foster Home. She has had one abortion that we know about and an out of Wedlock child. She is now a dropout living on welfare. Daughter no. 3 kept us in line by calling the police and or social services. On a night when we grounded her she sneaked out of the House and told the police i would harm her if she went Home. They brought her Back and informed me that any action on my part would be considered child abuse. This girl did finally graduate from High school. Now at 19, she is pregnant and trying to get married to anybody before she starts to show. Where Are the parents you ask we Are Here won dear Abby dear Abby for quite a Long time now when certain situations arise i ask myself a what would dear Abby say a i would like to address this situation a before i was married i visited my parents they live nearby several times a week. Now Quot 1 am married a with new friends wanting to spend time with my husband and also visit my other siblings. This Means that my husband and i done to visit my parents As much. The problem i feel guilty for not spending More time with them. My Mother makes comments like a ooh we Haven to seen you for months a not True Abby we see them at least twice a month i know that we Are Only As guilty As we make ourselves feel but i would like to know in dear Abby a opinion How often is often enough to visit parents they done to seem to understand that there Are other people in my life now. A feeling guilty dear guilty no one can a a make you feel guilty without your permission. Your reasons for seeing less of your parents now Are legitimate so when your Mother a a reminds thursday july 25,1991 Dering what we could have done differently to raise our kids  we did our Best but we were undermined by a school system that advises children to report As violations every act of parental discipline which is then armed  As for our three daughters we wish they had never been born. Janesville wis. Dear Janesville your letter is a Heartbreak or. To wish that your three children had never been born defines the relationship in terms that make me shudder. In order to make an assessment i would have to speak to the teachers the police the social workers and your children. I am sad for All of you. You May feel wronged but your children Are the real victims. Dear Ann Landers Here a a letter that will provide a change of Pace. A Friend of mine insists that there Are right and left socks. He claims that he can Tell which is which by holding them up because the Arch of the left sock is different from that of the right sock. My Friend swears that if he gets the wrong sock on he can Tell the difference. In be never heard of such a thing. Have you l.r.a., Norfolk a. Dear Norfolk we Vyent to an undisputed authority . Prewitt jr., whose company in fort Payne ala., is one of the largest sock manufacturers. He said that there is no such thing As a left sock or a right sock. The Only socks designed for a specific foot Are those with decorations made to be worn on the outside of the leg but the Arches on both Are the same. You that your visits Are less frequent done to apologize like a child explain to her a As you did to me a that there Are other people in your life now. Dear Abby my brother a son is getting married soon in Chicago. The number of family on the grooms Side will be limited As none of us lives in Chicago. We will have to Fly in the night before in order to attend the wedding which is scheduled for 2 . We will not be Able to leave for Home the Day of the wedding because there Are no evening flights. So a after the air fare hotel for two nights meals car rental Etc. A the wedding will Cost each of us Well Over $700, not including the gift. I have just found out that the grooms family will not be invited to the rehearsal dinner. Please try to explain Why my brother and his wife Are excluding us from the rehearsal dinner. It can to be the Cost a they can Well afford a few More dinners. What do the etiquette books say Hurt in new York dear Hurt i done to know Why your brother and his wife arc excluding you from the rehearsal dinner if a As you say a they can Well afford it. The etiquette books say that All out of town guests should be invited to the rehearsal dinner. 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