European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 4, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 19 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers in a writing about something that has brought a Lump to my Throat. It wont go away until i have a Good cry about it. Last night my husband and i were having a late night talk when the conversation shifted and i asked him if his parents had Ever told him that they loved him. We be been married several years and i have never heard either one of his parents Tell him they love him. I did no to realize what an old wound i had opened until he told me that every once in a while his Mother tells him that she loves him but his father never has. Tears welled in my eyes and i sensed the Hurt in his voice. He told me that once when he was a teen Ager he tried to Tell his father that he loved him but his father made a joke of it and changed the subject. I know How he feels. My father died when i was 20, and even though i had told him i loved him 1 Only heard him say it to me once. I was Miles and Miles away from Home and he said it Over the Telephone. I have treasured that memory for the past 16 years. I hoped head say it again but he never did. That one time however will sustain me forever. I am pleading with your readers Ann to Tell a son today a crossword dear Abby dear Abby recently i tried to teach my third Grade students How to write a letter. I asked them to pretend they were fairy tale characters with a problem. Their letters were to be written to a dear Abby by the fairy tale characters the students had chosen. These Are just a few of the samples the students handed in. Mrs. Ehrgott Nixon school Landing . Dear Abby i my name is Ted and i m one of the three pigs. I have a problem. There is this Wolf that keeps trying to blow my House Down. Before you know it i won t have a House anymore. What should i do Ted in oin Osville dear Abby my name is Little red Riding Hood. My problem is the big bad Wolf. He just wont leave me alone. He is trying to eat both me and my grandmother. He disguised himself in my grandmothers outfit and went into her bedroom. When i knocked on the door he told me to come in. And when i did he tried to eat me up. How can i solve my problem Little red Riding Hood the dark Woods Wolf Valley . Dear Abb my name is rip Van Winkle. My problem is that i am always sleeping. I am getting older and older. E daughter Mother father relative Friend anyone who is loved that he or she is loved. And done to say a yeah you  if you find you just can to say it yet hand someone you love this column. I love you Ann. Thank you for listening. S.b.s., Indianapolis dear . And i love you for writing. Dear Ann Landers i am a female with a very deep voice. I am married have three daughters and Nave no masculine tendencies whatever. The older i get the deeper my voice becomes. Inevitably when i make a Telephone Call i am called  i work in a department store and my Job is answering phone Calls from people inquiring about merchandise. I often say a Ownen you come to our store Ilease ask for me  the caller usually says a i Jeg your Pardon a i repeat a my name is  the response is always the same a a would you spell that for me a do you have any advice for me disgusted in Maine dear Maine yes. Learn to live with it. C croat Ora Syndicate would you believe i slept for 100 years should i just not go to sleep i get tired of waking up and finding that i am an old Geezer. A your Sleepyhead Quot rip a sleepy Village . Dear Abby my name is Oliver but people Call me the ugly duckling. My problem is i know i am not a Duck but the ducks done to know that. Even my own Mother does no to know that. I went out yesterday and got bitten by a Goose. He thought i was a Duck. I made just one Friend. The weird thing is i was swimming this morning and some baby swans found me. Their Mother showed me some pictures. She says she is my Mommy i have to talk to you later. I have to Check this out. Your pal Oliver dear Abby my name is Rumpelstiltskin. I am going to get a girls baby and i can to understand How to take care of a baby. I done to know if you put diapers on the Bottom of the baby or on their head. I tried to feed a baby once and it threw the strained peas on me. I have a month until i get the baby. She is saying her last goodbyes. Please help me. In a desperate. Thank you for your time. Rumpelstiltskin dear mrs. Ehrgott thank you for sharing with me your delightful letters. You Are to be commended for coming up with a novel Way to introduce children to letter writing. 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