European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 1994 baby sitting Bratty kids ends Friendship the stars and stripes today a crossword Page 21 dear Ann Landers recently some close friends asked us to watch their two children Ages 8 and 13 for five Days while they vacationed in the Caribbean. They told us that they Trust anyone else including family members with their precious children. We really weren to crazy about the but Felt trapped and say no. Though we have no children of our own we were confident that we could do a Good Job. Ann those kids were a handful. They showed no respect and had no manners whatsoever. To our disappointment they lied to my husband about a Small matter. I confronted them and insisted that they Tell the truth and apologize. Eventually they did. Two Days later they went Home without incident. To our astonishment their parents did not thank us or ask _ of their children had behaved. They launched into a tirade about How we had overreacted to something insignificant. We were floored when he said a a done to you know that All children lie a that a what they he ended the conversation abruptly by saying a this Friendship is we Are dumbfounded and Hurt. Are we wrong about this please give us your opinion. Standing by our values in a. Ann Landers dear a i feel very sorry for those children. Parents who see nothing wrong with lying Are setting their kids up for a life of duplicity and trouble. These people Arentt friends. They Are users. If this is indeed the end of the Friendship its not much of a loss. Dear Ann Landers i recently went to the Home of a very Good Friend in a nearby state to help out while she was recovering from surgery. V. V a a a a. A i had to make a trip to the grocery store and her Mother asked if she could come along because she needed to pick up a few items. When we got to the store she said she had left her purse at Home. I paid for her groceries which amounted to about $100. My items came to less than $25. To my Surprise she did not offer to reimburse me when we returned to the House. I have lost a lot of respect for this woman but i done to want to Strain my relationship with her daughter. How should i have handled it used in Jersey dear used you should have told the woman when you saw her loading up with groceries a put yours in separate bags so we can keep the charges then when the checker rang up her items you should have said a you owe me $75.�?� upon arriving at the House you should have handed her purse to her along with the receipt for her purchases and said a please pay me letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate Here you go a twin but no thanks dear Abby please Tell a Jennifer in Rocklin calif.,�?� the woman who was annoyed with clerks who say a there you go instead of a thank you my Bank Teller does the same thing and it really bugs me. Abby a there you go is what you say to a child As you hand him his lunch and Send him off to school. Managers would do will to instruct their clerks to say a thank its More Busi a a Donna in Eugene Ore. Dear dear Donna Abby i can to believe the number of letters i received complaining about my response. Mea culpa make that a a Maxima Mea read on dear Abby shame on you your response to a a Jennifer was rude and insensitive. I have always looked to your column As a place where Ordinary people can express their opinions. Your response was Correct but your tone was belittling of. Please reconsider. Dear Abby. Like a Jennifer in Rocklin calif.,�?� i too am writing my first dear Abby letter a and about the same subject As hers i.e., Cashiers who merely say a there you go instead of a thank Abby you were totally wrong to Side with the Cashiers. There is no substitute for a thank you a and Cashiers should realize that it is part of their Job to thank the customers who make their jobs possible in the first place. When a cashier fails to thank me for my patronage i most certainly notice it and am angered by it Ana my husband thinks i am justified. Its sad that some Cashiers done to have the Good manners on their own to say a thank you a even if they be had a hard Day. And its worse when the managers value their customers so Little that they do not make saying a thank you an essential part of their training. Finally a have a Nice Day can never replace Ai Sim pie sincerely delivered a thank you a Susan Anderson North fort Myers Fla. Letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at-. 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