European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse I tuesday augusts 1994 the stars and stripes Page military wives deserve big Salute dear Ann Landers Why Are military wives always shortchanged when it comes to the sacrifices we make for our husbands an families no one Ever gives us the credit we deserve. My husband has an important Job. Family an friends never tire of patting him on the Back and congratulating him on the Job he does. His parents brag about him constantly. They keep praising him and Ravin about his competence his Energy and his brilliance. No one Ever says a word to me about the part i his Success. Why Don t these people real ize that behind every Strong Man there is a woman who i just As Strong or maybe stronger that woman takes care of the kids the House the finances the relatives his As Well As hers and possibly a career of her own while her husband is Ann Landers gone for weeks even months at a woman May have to pick up and move the House and family five times in is years. She must adjust to frequent schedule changes due to the demands of her husband s Job. She Mist be both mom and dad when he s away. She is also expected to Cook and clean for All the relatives who decide they want to visit each new realize that my husband s Job Means he May fight in a War or two but at least he knows that no matter what happens his Loving supportive wife will take care of everything. It s time we gave credit where credit is m sure you have guessed by this time that i am. A military wife dear military wife a few years ago i spoke to several Hundred military wives whose husbands were stationed at Offutt of near Omaha neb. I was enormously impressed with the cheerfulness strength and no complaining attitude of those Lovely wife of air Force Gen. George l. Butler former commander of the . Strategic come told me she had moved 23 times in 32 years. Here s a 21-gun Salute to Alj. Military wives. They do serve the respect of a grateful nation. Dear Ann Landers As a Parent and grandparent i am Well aware of educational while it is True that parents should be the most influential Force in the lives of their children once a child enters the educational system things change. I recently ran across an article that describes the relationship Between the teacher and student it be possible for you to share it with your read ers Southern Illinois dear Southern Illinois thanks so much for a Point of View that is beautifully expressed and demonstrates extraordinary insight. Here it is i be come to the frightening conclusion that i am the decisive element in the classroom. My personal approach creates the climate. My daily mood makes the weather. As a teacher i possess a tremendous Power to make a child s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor Hurt or heal. In All situations it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de escalated and a child humanized or Haim Ginott letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago Iii. 60611-0562. C creator Syndicate widow seeks to split with Boyfriend dear Abby i became a widow at age 52.1 am now 70, but people Tell me i could pass for 50. My Hobby is Bowling and i really do enjoy it. I bowl Between 160 and 200.i have a Boyfriend who has been my Bowling buddy since my husband passed away. We bowl at the same place. The problem is that he is very stingy. He takes me out to dinner in Exchange for sex at my place afterwards. I feel like a whore instead of Money he buys me dinner i would dump him in a min Ute if i could find another bowl ing partner Young at heart dear Young strike the Boyfriend and spare yourself the humiliation of feeling like a whore he s not in your league. Dear Abby my husband is a registered Republican and i am a Democrat. When we were first married it was t a big dear Abby Deal to either one of us. last presidential election we fought Over which bumper stickers to Luton our cars and whose sign to put in our front Yard. We have three teen age children two Are democrats and one is a Republican. In the 92 presidential election my husband and i went to Washington d.c., and rented two different cars because my husband wanted Bush stickers and i wanted Clinton stickers on the car. When Clinton won my husband sulked for two weeks. We can t discuss political issues anymore without ending up in a shouting match so we just stay off the subject to keep peace in the family. Abby Are we unusual fighting in Connecticut dear fighting i would say that your family is unusual. Most families Are of the same political persuasion. But when fam ily members disagree they need not be disagreeable. Letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. \ c Universal press Syndicate quibble a Watts supposes 10 no detail 4 Hooks ft�0 and me didm7show i u Toulon t 66 so a mid of him. It Mav not hay6 been f Ault. I Don t that it Turold that . 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