European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday August 16, 1994 stepdaughters furn to wrong father the stars and stripes today s crossword 21 dear Ann Landers my husband of two years and i get along great except for one problem that is driving me nuts. Kevin was married before we met. He had no Chil Dren with Belle but she has two daughters from her previous marriage. Kevin helped raise these girls since they were toddlers. These sex stepdaughters Are now. 12 and 14. They look to Kevin for everything. Their father does t pay child support regularly so they ask Kevin for Money for bikes clothes cd and even school lunches. They refuse to have any kind of relationship with their real father or their Mother s current husband although both me have tried. Kevin and i want to have a family of our own. I m afraid his relationship with his sex step daughters will diminish his in Terest in our children. Should Kevin give up being a pretend dad to his sex stepdaughters frustrated in Utah dear Utah since Kevin helped raise these girls they consider him their father and apparently he feels very close to Ann Landers them. If you attempt to interfere with this relationship you will find yourself on the outside looking in. Kevin however should not be supporting the girls. This is the responsibility of Belle and the children s father. And it is perfectly of for Yon to Tell him so. In fact i recommend it dear Ann Landers i am 39 and have been with my second husband for three years. We have a Good relationship and our lovelife is Fine except for one thing. Danny gives me a lot of Short pecks but he seems unable to give me deep Long holding kisses. He says itis because of his dentures. A real kisses Are important to me. I have told Danny that. I would be Happy to teach him the Way i like to be kissed but he refuses. This May seem inconsequential but it is driving me up the Wall. Is there a solution longing for a real kiss in Pittsburgh dear longing i suspect is that Danny feels insecure about his dentures. If Danny s dentist assures him that his dentures will not Budge unless he tugs at them it might give him the Confidence he needs to be a real Lochinvar. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago. Iii. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate Boh on shoplifter right on target dear Abby in response to the woman whose daughter had been caught shoplifting and was banned from entering any of the company s stores nationwide she thought this punishment was terribly harsh and you agreed with her. You did acknowledge that retail merchants lose Mil Lions annually because of shoplifting but failed to recognize that the consumer must pay this Cost in the form of in creased prices. You reasoned that since the daughter had been seeing a psychiatrist this somehow excused her behaviour. Abby she was a common thief. Your easy acceptance of the lame excuses and agreeing the girl received very harsh punishment was a poor exam ple to set for your readers. As a Law enforcement officer i come in Contact with these poor first time offenders and believe me they Are aware of the crime they Are committing. Also rarely is a shoplifter caught on the first attempt. They Are usually so accustomed to getting away with it they become careless and Are finally observed by store employees or Security. All Levels of crime not just violent or serious crimes must be dealt with by setting examples of punishment that will deter others from committing any such act. May i remind you that although this person was dear Abby banned from All of the company s retail stores she still has the Freedom to walk into other stores and steal from them. And with responses such As the one you gave i m sure she As Well As other shoplifters will feel that this is their right. Ken Stephens Florence by. Dear Ken you will be pleased to know that i was clobbered for my poor answer by my readers. Read on dear Abby As a psychiatrist i have treated Many patients suf Fering from manic depression. Although i am sympathetic to the Young woman who was arrested you should be aware that her condition had nothing to do with her shoplifting. Manic depressives know the Dif Ference Between right and wrong. East coast psychiatrist dear Abby i am a 21-year-old biomedical engineering student who was picked up for shoplifting $47 Worth of Mer Chandise when i was 18 years old. I was arrested and escorted out of that store through the front door banned from that Chain store s outlets for life and fined $275 for criminal damages and $350 for civil damages. It was the most humiliating experience of my life but it taught me a valuable lesson i shall never forget. No name or City please letter Tor this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris. Iii. 61054. 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