European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 27, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers in a writing this As i listen to the slurping and smacking of my 26-year-old Stepson who is sitting in the Kitchen eating breakfast. Every time the spoon Clicks against his Teeth i  husband a a Joe and i have been married four years. My relationship with his adult children is Good. The one thing that drives me nuts is the table manners of the whole family. They talk with their Mouths full hold utensils like shovels and eat with their faces practically in the plate. Nauseated in Jacksonville Fla. Dear Jackson do any of Joe a children have significant attachment to others whose help you might enlist for example if that 26-year-old has a Girlfriend you could suggest that she work on him. If he Sas big a Slob As you say she has noticed it. And do keep reminding Joe How much pleasure it would give you to enjoy a meal with him and his children. Praise him when he makes an Effort gentle guidance is recommended but done to nag. Its not Worth it. Today a crossword dear Abby dear Abby i am 5 foot 2 inches and weigh 90 pounds. I try very hard to gain weight but my doctors Tell me that i have an overactive metabolism and that it will a work itself out someday. I accept that and try to do whatever i can to stay healthy and gain weight. The Only thing that bothers me is the people who refer to me As  they say things like a every time i see you you look skinnier and skinnier a or  grab my arms and measure them with their fingers and say a your arms Are so Skinny you must eat like a  i could never imagine someone saying to a person who was overweight a every time i see you you look fatter and fatter a Abby the reason i am writing is to make people aware that it hurts a thin person when you Call her a a Skinny As much As it does when you Call an overweight person  it is just As hard for a thin person to gain weight As it is for an overweight person to lose weight. I wish people could Start using words like a thin slim slender or Petite instead of a Skinny Bony or  i wish they would Stop treating me As if i am so fragile ill fall apart if they touch me. And if they done to have anything Nice to say refrain from saying anything at All sick of being called Skinny dear Ann Landers i am going to be married in May and am excited about the wedding plans. I am going to have five bridesmaids All Good friends in whose weddings i have served. Four Are pregnant. Two will be in their sixth month one will be in her seventh and the other in her eighth. This does no to bother me but my folks arc spending a lot of Money on this wedding and we want it to be elegant. My Mother says it is going to look awfully funny a All these expectant mothers coming Down the aisle one after the other. Between a Rock and a hard place in Montreal dear Rock your Mother has a valid Point but these Days pregnant bridesmaids Are nothing out of the Ordinary. Instead of the traditional Type bridesmaids gowns you should consider a tent Type Loose hanging style that will hide a multitude of a blessings. Confidential to All who responded to my plea for Valentines for vets the project was an overwhelming Success a the vets loved them nearly 2 million Valentines arrived and every single vet Felt  bless you. C creators Syndicate dear sick although some people arc probably reacting More out of envy than intentional cruelty your message deserves to be heard. Now hear this any comment of a personal nature concerning the weight of another is rude and uncalled for. Dear Abby my Fiance and i Are very compatible except in our eating habits. I love just about everything including fruits vegetables and different ethnic foods a chinese mexican Etc. The problem is that he is very much a meat and potatoes Man and refuses to touch any vegetables fruits or anything he has never had before. I am very scared that after we re married our food differences will end up causing huge problems especially when we be had every meat and potato recipe and i am ready for a change have you any suggestions heated out in Minnesota dear heated out you and your Fiance should discuss this problem with a registered dietitian and or the doctor who will become your family physician because it is very important. The old meat and potatoes diet on which Many americans were raised is not Only no longer considered healthy it is also responsible for Many health problems among our population. Unless your fianc6 is willing to be enlightened the two of you will disagree three times a Day for As Long As your marriage or your husband lasts. 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