European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday november 23,1994 a a How to cure the grandma syndrome today a crossword dear Ann Landers i am 33 and the Mother of two teen age children. I done to smoke or do drugs and i work full time. After my divorce mom helped me get Back on my feet. We were pals. I took her everywhere and we did everything together. Life was great. Now she criticizes me and puts me Down in front of my children. Its hard enough to get respect from your children these Days without having your own Mother diminish you by making cutting remarks. That a not the worst of it. Mom idolizes my son and practically ignores my daughter. She is always buying gifts for a a Bruce and sneaking them to him behind my Back. My daughter is aware that her brother gets special treatment from a grandma a and this has created some hard feelings. Meanwhile Bruce is so dependent on his grandmother that it frightens me. Is this a Normal relationship Between a teen age boy and his grandmother a unsure in san Bernardino dear san Bernardino Normal no. The Best solution is to tar to get an be grand Quot Ann Landers unde teacher or some male to take Lmax a place in bruces life. Dear Ann Landers i met a a Jon six months ago and fell head Over heels after our first evening together. He a made it Clear that he also fell for me on that first Date. Jon often talks about things we can do together in the future such As taking trips to the fascinating places neither of us has Ever seen. Jon has a three bedroom House and in be been staying there a lot lately. I bring my 3-year-old son with me because there is no one i can rely on to take care of him. In a still paying rent on my apartment hot cheap and have been hoping that Jon will invite me to live with him on a permanent basis. I done to want to Rush things Ann but in a beginning to get apprehensive. My son is starting to refer to Jones Den As his room. I Don t know what to Tell the boy and All i get from Jon is silence. I m beginning to think he a avoiding a commitment. Am i moving too fast is something wrong mixed emotions in Texas dear mixed Are you moving too fast probably. Is something wrong it sounds like it to me. My advice is to Cool it with Luck Jon May ask you to Many him but i would t bet on it. Letter to Ann Lander should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago lit. 60611-0562.c creator Syndicate thankfully it s that time of year dear readers by popular demand Here is my traditional thanksgiving column. Tomorrow is thanksgiving Day so take a few minutes to think about what you Nave to be thankful for. How a your health not so Good Well thank god you be lived this Long. A lot of people Haven t. You re hurting thousands a maybe millions a Are hurting More. Have you Ever visited a veterans Hospital or a rehabilitation clinic for crippled children a v if you awakened this morning and were Able to hear the Birds sing use your vocal cords to utter human sounds walk to the breakfast table on two Good legs and read the newspaper with two Good eyes Praise the lord a lot of people could t. How a your pocketbook thin Well most of the world is a lot poorer. No pensions. No welfare. No food Stamps. No social Security in fact one third of the people in the world will go to bed hungry tonight. Are you lonely the Way to have a Friend is to be one. If nobody Calls you Call someone. Go out of your Way to do something Nice for somebody. Its a sure cure for the blues. Are you concerned about your country a future Hooray our system has been saved by such concern. Concern for fair play under the Law. Your country May dear Abby not be a Rose Garden but it also is not a Patch of weeds. Freedom rings look and listen. You can still worship at the Church of your Choice cast a secret ballot and even criticize your government without fearing a Knock on the head or a Knock on the door at Midnight. And if you want to live under a different system you Are free to go. There Are no Walls or fences a Noth my to keep you nere. As a final thought ill repeat my thanksgiving prayer perhaps you will want to use it at your table tomorrow i a a a of heavenly father we thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember the friendless. A a Quot a a a. \ we thank thee for Freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service. That thy gifts to us May be used for others. Amen. Have a wonderful thanksgiving and May god bless you and yours. Love Abby . 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