European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 21, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 stubbornness creates Many problems today s crossword dear Ann Landers this is for a dead serious in l.a.,�?� the person who con fessed that stubbornness was the trait that ruined his life.  Many of the worlds problems a racial hatred religious intolerance self night eos wars Par ent child fights a be attributed to that same characteristic whenever a person or a group latches onto an idea and closes the mind to All other possibilities conflict is inevitable. When i was 17, i wrote a poem to remind myself to re Fleet on my fallibility. It helped me a lot and maybe it will help a dead  it was originally published anonymously in the May 1972 Lindbergh High school paper in St. Louis. Nancy g. Meyer Ann Landers Buffalo Grove ill. Dear . Of All faults stubbornness May be the most self defeating. The old testament Calls it  if people Only knew that to change ones mind is not a sign or weakness hut of strength. Here a your poem 1 might be wrong age skin color sex and Creed i know put me on top the rest below. Those unlike me Don t count. Although a i might be wrong. Apologize Why All the blame h surely his and so the shame. Let him ask Pardon. All the same a i might be wrong. I must not change. I can t upset the Way i be always done things. Let it stay the Way it s always been. And yet a i might be wrong. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Cal Cago Iii. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate older parents can be the Best kind dear Abby please add this to your a found love later collection my Mother was 40 years old when i was born. My father was 53. I had also been told that i was a a mistake a but i was always made to feel special. I knew that someone up there had a special reason for my being Here. My relationship with my parents was wonderful. My Mother and i never had the stressful problems my friends had with their younger 1 mothers. My father always had time for me. When i was in my teens he was retired and had much More patience than most younger fathers. He has so much Wisdom and i am fortunate to have had him to guide me during my teen years. I am 31 now and Happy to say that both my parents Are healthy and Active. Dad is 84, and mom is 71. They Are wonderful grandparents to our Chil a a Dren. I know that they never regret having had me and id like to think i helped to keep them Young. Mankato a a mistake dear a a mistake you May have been conceived accidentally but you were no mistake. Dear Abby i feel foolish asking this question but Here goes i have two grown children one a male the other a the male. They Are both physicians and they both married physicians. Now my problem dear Abby How do i correctly address their envelopes to Send Christmas cards invitations etc.? in years past it was a Cdr. And mrs. Joe  simple but is a Cdr. And  Correct or a Jane Smith ., and John Smith .�?�? How about a Jane and Joe Smith  So confused mom dear confused since both spouses arc doctors address their envelopes the doctors Smith or or. John c. Smith and or. Jane f. Smith. In recent years Many professional women have retained their Maiden names after marriage. Some Hyphenate their Maiden and married names or. Jane Finklestein Smith. 1 would address them As follows or. Jane Funk Lescin Smith or. John Smith or Jane Finklestein Smith  John c. Smith  Dear Abby i recently attended a 75th birthday party. The hostess allowed her dog not Only to stay in the House but she also let him jump on people and get on their laps most of the guests were elderly and dressed in their a sunday  although i love dogs and have one myself i did no to think a dog belonged at a party like that. What is your opinion 3 dog Lover dear dog Lover i vote with you. But done to blame the dog. 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