European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 11,1994 f give teen permission to dear Ann Landers our 16-year-old daughter recently asked my wife and me for permission to smoke. A a Mindy told us that she has been smoking secretly for about a year and no longer wants to do it behind our backs. We had no idea Mindy was smoking. She is a High school Junior an Honor student attractive popular and fairly level headed. We Are surprised that she would choose to do something that is so dangerous to her health. My wife and i Are both a smokers. We started in our teens and quit about 14 ago. While we Are glad feels comfortable enough with us to confess we Are reluctant to give her our blessings. We understand the tobacco Industry has targeted teen age girls As the Best source of new customers. How should we handle this . Parents dear . Under no circumstances should you give Mindy permission to smoke. Explain in detail Why smoking is dangerous to her health not to mention what it does to her breath Teeth and clothes. If she ignores your counsel continues to smoke and 25 years from now develops terminal lung cancer you will at least know that you did t give her your Blessing. Dear Ann Landers my 88-year-old Mother is afflicted with alzheimer Sann Landers disease. She has lived with my younger sister for Over a year and the situation has put a a Laura under tremendous stress. Laura who also works full time would like to take a Well deserved two week vacation in Florida and has asked me to stay with mom during my time off next month. Problem i already have vacation reservations which were made two months ago. I teach in a Junior High school and my vacation is not a luxury but a necessity. Furthermore my Mother is Well off financially and can afford to have someone stay with her for two weeks during Laura a absence. The problem is that Mother won t consent to having a stranger there and Laura insists she would not enjoy her vacation knowing that Mother would be upset Laura is now considering cancelling her Florida trip and this makes me feel very guilty. Am i being selfish in not wanting to cancel my trip or is my sister allowing my Mother who can no longer make rational decisions to control her Amityville dear Ami Laura should have checked with you before making her Florida vacation plans. Under no circumstances should you cancel yours. I Hope Laura takes that a Well deserved two week vacation and arranges to hire some help so she can get the break she desperately needs. Letters to Ann Landers should be address of to her at . Box 11562, Chicago 111.60611-0562. A c creators Syndicate doctors aids terms confuse Public dear Abby some time ago i saw a letter in your column from a woman who described herself As the wife of an his positive bisexual. Her letter illustrated the problem our government has created by referring to aids As two different diseases a Shiv positive and no wonder the poor Public is confused his positive is nothing other than aids stage i. The . Army recognizes this and Calls it what it is. When will our government and Public health pc pie do the same dear could you please help our Abby government understand that common people do not understand that this is the Onty disease where people Are being misled by a political smok e screen of terms and that they could die from this confusion Bev Mccullough . Dear Bev i directed your comments to the president of the american foundation for aids research or. Mervyn Silverman. He said a unfortunately aids was identified and named be fore the causative agent his was discovered. A had the reverse occurred we would have termed someone infected As asymptomatic without symptoms his and the person diagnosed with aids As symptomatic his with symptoms. A although we have reason to believe that most individuals with his infection will eventually Progress to aids we cannot state categorically that everyone dear Abby. You were right to advise a a Kathy sold fashioned Momy to Back off from telling her 23-year-old daughter How to live her life. When my son and his Girlfriend started living together i did no task them Why they did no to get married. When i go to their place i never say a word about his Long hair or the tattoos on his Chest and arms or the earring he wears a and i never mention that their House looks like the City dump. I figure its their life. I am just grateful that my son does no to drink smoke or take drugs and he supports himself. Sign me no interfering Mother dear Mother congratulations. You could qualify for the Mother of the year award. Letters Tor this column should to addressed to dear Abby at . 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