European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 6, 1993 the stars and stripes dear mom you re a deadly bore Ann Landers dear Ann Landers this past summer 1 was very ill and As close to death As i could be without dying. After two months in the Hospital i came Home to find that my Mother had moved in to a help until you can get Back on your  this sounds wonderful but the woman is driving me Batty. She sits in the Recliner All Day and criticizes everything i do. Vacuuming a you should move that chair farther  dusting a you should use Wax on those  cooking Quot this tastes of but it would be belter if you added a Little  even when i Load the dishwasher she tells me pm doing it  i confronted her with Quot you done to have a dishwasher How do you know i m doing it wrong a i managed to put up with All a a a this a a help and keep from blowing my Cool until her friends started to drop by. She would repeatedly say a did you know that a sue not my real name almost died a then she would add a it was Days before we knew if she would make it. I practically lived in the intensive care  i done to like being reminded i almost died. Will you please Tell me How i can get my Mother to Stop talking about my illness it really is beginning to get to me. A belly full in new Haven dear new Haven obviously your Mother cannot believe you Are grown up. Combine that with your nearly fatal illness and her take charge personality and you have a pretty Tough ticket. When your Mother starts to talk about your illness to others Stop her cold and say a please get off the subject. It s  then turn the conversation to something else. Son s failure to dear Abby As we know All too Well people Are robbed raped or murdered every Day because someone left a window unlocked a or a door open. A week ago a Mother and her 11-year-old child were both raped on my Block. That very night my 16-year-old son had left his window open and our Back door unlocked. This morning he left the front door unlocked. Nothing i can do can make him Wise up to cad the potential danger of his care ado Les Ness. He loses his House Abby keys about once a month. Also i am pretty sure it was a one of his friends who stole All our Christmas presents out of our House. Indiana mom dear Ann Landers some truckers Are still a knights of the Road a As two of them proved to me recently. One dark night As i was driving Home alone my car backfired and lost Power. Smoke began to Stream from under the Hood. Just then a big Semi was passing me. The Driver radioed his partner in the next truck a a she a shooting fire a when i stopped on the shoulder the second Semi was directly behind me. The Driver got out of his truck without a jacket or gloves and shouted a pull up your Hood. You be got a fire under  with his Bare hands he threw handfuls of Snow onto the fire until it went out. He then helped me into his 18wheeler and lifted my two dogs into the cab beside me. That Beautiful trucker drove me almost to the door of my Home in the next town. Lord knows How Many Miles he went out of his Way to do this. As he pulled away in his big Silver Semi 1 thanked god that there Are still knights on the Road and that i was Lucky enough to meet one. La Vonne Schafer in South Dakota dear Lavonne Beautiful. Thanks for a . Dear Ann Landers after Reading in your column about the letter addressed to Kansas that was returned with the message a insufficient postage for Canada a i decided to write. I correspond with relatives in Germany. My last letter was returned three times with the message a country  after the third time 1 wrote on the envelope a Germany is a Well known country in Europe. Look it  actually i was surprised it did no to come Back a fourth time saying a continent  -j.e., Jacksonville Fla. Dear Jack thanks for a Good laugh to Button up the week. I needed that. Letter to Ann Lander should be addressed to her at . Box 11552, Chicago. 111. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate Dearmos if you Are a pretty sure Quot one of your songs friends stole your Christmas presents its time to have a Long serious talk with him about the kinds of friends he has. At 16,your son is still a minor and from what you say he is far too irresponsible to carry a set of keys to your House. Since you have not mentioned the boys father i am assuming that you Are a single Mother. Your son needs a a father figure Quot a someone he respects and will listen to. Is there a male in your family who can be a positive influence in his life if not perhaps a clergy person can help you. Also there is a Well established and reputable nationwide organization called big Brothers of America. It should be listed in your local Telephone directory. If it is not listed write to big Brothers and big Sisters of America for the location of a chapter near you. The address is 230 n. 13th st., Philadelphia a. 19107. Good Luck. Latter for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Monts Iii. 61054. C univ Oral press Syndicate crossword across 1 Wield a spoon 5 mexican Peninsula a Taylor or Smith 19 gridlock Compo nent 13 saharan 14 Plata partner 15 nose in the air sort 16 Diamond stats 17 Lauria of the wonder years 18 Dag Wood s neighbor 19 future Finch 30 Katarina witty a Domain 21 Type units 23 actor Ferrigno 25 temptation when dangled 26 insignia 32 excuse Colloq. 33 diminish 34 adulterate 36 spartan s ally 37 neighbor of Calif. 36 paddles Cousin 39 Pound 42 fro 44 false god 48co11ee vessel 49 Sherlock s Aid 50 is. Nazimova 51 past 52 at an end 53 approach 54 Kyoto solution time 27 mans. Coin 55 comes together in e Way 56 Secretary . Down Lobi 2 Broadways Tommy 3 take a leave it 4 the merry men . 5 least adorned 6 Bug in. _ a 7 mad. Ave. Melody 6 mad. 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