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Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to publish her columns. These letters originally appeared in 1999.
Dear Ann Landers: Three months ago, our 18-year-old daughter "Ramona" had her tongue pierced. My wife and I had warned Ramona that if she pierced her tongue, she would lose her rights to the family car. She apparently didn't care, because …Read more.
Classic Ann Landers, November 1
Dear Ann Landers: I am 60 and have just been diagnosed with cancer. My problem is my daughter, "Ingrid." She lives in another state and has my only four grandchildren. I went through a nasty divorce a few years back and spent 10 long years …Read more.
Classic Ann Landers, October 25
Dear Ann Landers: I have written this letter to you in my head at least a thousand times, and now I have decided to put it on paper and mail it. I want you to know that you saved my life. My father had been sexually abusing me for a long time. It …Read more.
Classic Ann Landers, October 18
Dear Ann Landers: I recently attended a wedding. Both the bride and groom had been married before and have children by their previous marriages, who were to participate in the wedding — a very nice touch. This was a formal affair, to be …Read more.
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Classic Ann Landers, May 10Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. It was the second marriage for both of us. My husband takes care of his widowed mother, runs her errands, shops for her and handles her financial affairs. My mother-in-law's bank account is in her name, along with the names of my husband and his ex-wife. Ann, this bothers me to no end. The issue is not the money. My mother-in-law is not a wealthy woman. She has a modest income. My husband has not seen or spoken to his former wife in several years. From what I've heard, she was neither a good wife nor a good mother. I told my husband it hurts me deeply to see her name on his mother's checking account, but he claims he hasn't had time to change it. After 12 years, I think something besides procrastination is going on. I realize this is a small matter, but it is affecting our relationship. He doesn't seem to care that this bothers me, and he refuses to fix it. When I told him I was writing to you, he stormed out the door. Any advice? — No Location Please Dear N.L.: When your husband storms back in, tell him I said it's time he and his mother took his ex-wife's name off the joint bank account and put yours on. Twelve years of foot-dragging is too long. Insist on it. Dear Ann Landers: I am writing you because I want all of America to realize there is a limit to how much a teacher can do without parental cooperation. I taught for 27 years before retiring. No wonder our children have trouble learning. They have no calming influence, no security in their lives. I'd like to ask those parents a question: Is that bigger house or new car worth as much as your child's well-being? Parents need to wake up and accept responsibility for their children's educations and stop blaming the schools. — Durant, Okla. Dear Durant: Some parents need to work in order to keep roofs over their heads and food on the table. However, those parents who could be home for their children but choose to be elsewhere should pay close attention to what you have written. It's a pretty good sermon. Forget to save some of your favorite Ann Landers columns? "Nuggets and Doozies" is the answer. Send a self-addressed, long, business-sized envelope and a check or money order for $5.25 (this includes postage and handling) to: Nuggets, c/o Ann Landers, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. ANN LANDERS (R) COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
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