European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. September 3, 1994. Daughter grateful dear readers i am on vacation but i have left behind some of my favorite columns that you May have missed the first time around. I Hope you enjoy them. -. Annanders dear Ann Landers " v so Many children complain about their elderly parents. My Mother is 76 and in poor health. I phone her every Day and see her frequently. She was once a vigor Ous energetic woman and it must be difficult for a per son like that to accept the fac that her Days of Active participation Are Over. I think of myself As my Mother s escape valve. She can let off steam with me. I listen to her Kvetch for a while and then i turn the conversation to some ridiculous thing one of her grandchildren said. Before Long she is laughing. It s music to Myears. It would be wonderful i Mother were As Strong and vital today As she was when iwas teen Ager but she in to and now it s my turn to listen and try to bring some happiness to her limited and Joy less life. I m going to do what i can for her As Long As i can and be thankful that at my age i still have a Mother. Most people Don t. Daughter the stars and stripes Page 21 Ann Landers dear daughter i envy you. Thanks for putting into words something that Many people need to see sons As Well As daughters. Dear Ann Landers i m a schoolteacher who loves kids. Hundreds of parents have asked me Whattey can do to motivate their children to become useful productive adults. Through you i d like to answer. First you can get them away from the to not Only because it offers substandard entertainment and mis leading advertising but because perpetual viewing and no participation make Jack and Jill Dull people. To of fers Little More than vicarious experiences. Young ple need to be doers not spectators if they Are to develop a sense of appreciation of themselves and others. _ if you want your child to be creative,.don t buy color ing books with the figures already drawn. Give him pencils crayons paints and Clay and let his imagination create the lines and mix the colors. If he shows an interest in music buy him a secondhand instrument and see that he practices and Sticks to it. One Sage defined an educated Man As someone who can entertain himself entertain a stranger and enter Tain a new idea. Will your children qualify , 1 up Chicago thank you for a splendid bit of guidance for be done my work today and i thank you. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562 Chi Cago. Iii. 60611-0562.is her husband Worth c creators Syndicate editor s note dear Abby is on a two week vacation. Following is a selection of some of her favorite past letters from the Early 1970s. Dear Abby v v _ i a -. During most of my childhood i had Pale Blond hair but As i grew older it gradually turned to dishwater Blond so i started to bleach it in order to retain the same Ligh Blond color. At the time i met my Hus band i was a Blond with the help of the Beauty parlor. I never tried to deceive him. He knew and had no objections. _ about a month before our marriage i took a Good look at myself and decided the artificial Blond hair was not becoming to me also my hair was in sad shape from All the bleaching so i dyed it Back to my natural _ Light Brown color with Gold highlights. Ever since my husband has been throwing a fit be cause he wants me to be a Blond again. So Abby i need some advice from you and your readers. Should i be a Blond to please my husband or should i stay the Way i am to please myself to Dye or not to Dye quibble dear Abby Deartha a to thine own self be True. Retain your natural color and explain that nothing is forever. And Tell him that when he loses a/5 thatch you won t love him any less. . Buy a smartly styled Blond wig for those Occa Sions when he gets Blond hungry. Dear Abby _ my sister in Law in t speaking to me anymore adhere is Why she used to Call me up and invite me to her place for dinner. Then just As i was leaving she would Load me up with boxes and packages to deliver for her. She d say you have a car and it will take you Only a minute to drop this package off at so and so a return these Library books and take this Girdle Back to at first i used to accommodate her then i realize that every time she invited me to dinner she had a Bunch of errands for me. So i finally got up the nerve to Tell her that i would like just once for her to invite me for dinner without asking me to run errands. Well that s the last time she called me. Was i wrong to Tell her How i feel " 1 had it in Jersey dear had if that s How you Felt you were right to Tell her. 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