European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 2s, 1993 fan s Sweet letter balances sour one dear readers today is thanksgiving and 1 have so much to be Tyfian Kutil for. Close to the top of the list Are my Loyal riders who Don t complain if i coast a Little now and then and repeat a letter from the past. Today s column ran in 1982.1 want to wish a Happy thanksgiving to one and All. And now i ask those who have a lot to be thankful for not to forget the less fortunate among of a not Only today hut everyday. Here s the rerun Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i have a dozen problems i could Lay on you right now but instead of handing you a Skull Cracker i am going to write a different kind of letter and ask us to run it on thanksgiving a. A thank you for having the. Courage to provide a forum for every kind of human problem in language we can understand. I have Learned so much from you about incest Alco holism homosexuality drug abuse High blood pres sure Early cancer detection depression Kinky sex How to handle Pushy neighbors Nosy relatives Book borrow ers free loading relatives and drunk House guests. You even gave me the nerve to Tell folks to mob when they got too personal. Thank you for being Brave enough to take a stand on issues that most people would t touch with a 40-foot pole. Thank you for travelling thousands of Miles to talk to All kinds of groups and appear on to shows. It must take a lot of Energy but it is certainly Worth it. No one who sees you can doubt that you Are sincere and committed to your work and that you really do care about the people who write. Thank your for your terrific sense of humor. Some Days i walk Mound with a smile on my face for hours because of something you said. Certain lines from your columns have become part of the language. I hear you quoted in supermarkets on buses and even from the pulpit. Our pastor is a regular Reader thank you for the Comfort you have Given to millions of people who think they Are the Only ones who have such crazy problems. You have made so Many fright ened insecure folks feel a a Normal and less alone. You made me see 1 was too hard on myself. I stopped being a perfectionist and my migraines disappeared. You have helped me do a better Job of dealing with my husband my Mother in Law my neighbors friends and a most of All a myself. Have a Happy thanksgiving dear lady. You deserve it. A staunch supporter dear . What a Day brightener and now the next letter la exactly what i needed before my head got too big for the Halo. It s from Miami. Dear ? Ann Landers you make me sick. Such Gall such conceit such arrogance such self righteousness you Are never at a loss for an opinion. How can one person be so smart7 and your foolish face is everywhere no matter Here i travel you re in the paper. Even in Tokyo lease take Early retirement and give the world a where please _ break. Sick of you dear sick thanks for the humbler. I needed that. Utters to Ann lenders should be addressed to her at . Boa 11868, Chicago. Is. ©0611-0562. E Cree tort Syndicate education does t Rule out neatness dear Abby our grandson who is a High school Junior recently moved in with us. It is our responsibility to see that he completes his education and stays straight. His grandmother and i disagree on whether he should be expected to keep his room neat and orderly. I say that it is an essential part of character development that he should have Learned years ago. His grandmother maintains that there Are other things More important. Please Settle this. _ grandpa dear grandpa must your grandson either Complete his education Sod stay straight or keep his room neat and orderly quibble dear Abby i say he should Complete his education stay straight and keep his room neat and orderly. Dear Abby the lady who carried her own Tea bags in her purse when she went to a restaurant reminded me of my own situation. I own a Florist shop and i have had people come in with a cheap potted Plant they bought in a grocery store asking me to please a wrap it pretty for them and also please Tell them How to take care of it. Birmingham Ala. Dear Birmingham another Florist wrote to say that he had sent several Floral arrangements to a particular Lineral Home. Two Days later a family member of the deceased drove up to his shop with her Back seat filled with Flowers asking if he would take the Flowers Back to sell again a and would he mind giving her credit for the Flowers. Uttus for mis column Sahoum be addressed to Doar Abby at . Boa 447. Mount Morris Iii. 61054. C  the stars and stripes a a a. 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