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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1977
Page
6
Dear Abby advises that a convent is not a refuge for avoiding dating or personal problems. The message urges mature discussion, religion as motive for priestly life, and seeking counseling with a priest for the aspiring nun. The page includes additional letters about overprotective siblings and a spouse’s flirting friend, with Abby’s responses and a note about her booklet.
Dear Mrs U E asks about bathing her 21 month old boy and 8 month old girl together. Dr Salk says nudity and sexuality are separate and sex education begins at birth. He advocates openness about the body and notes privacy will arise when a child desires. He also offers a tuna avocado salad recipe as a non sequitur.
Roberta Silman, mother of Josh Silman, writes Somebody Else's Child to address adoption questions with sensitivity. She sought a child friendly book and found none, so she authored this work to help adopted children understand and connect with their stories.
Mrs. Silman discusses adopting Josh after miscarriages and a stillborn baby, explaining how adoption shaped her family with Miriam and Ruth. She shares Josh’s contentment, views on sealed papers, and openness to his search, noting the miraculous side of parenting through adoption. Main Course suggests frankfurters with baked beans and salad for supper.
The Athens Day Living Center schedules Valentine crafts and activities February 7 to 10 with daily programs including bingo crafts music and sand art. A postponed organizational coffee is set for March 30 at 10 a.m. at the center.
Albany announces the engagement of Debbie Havens to Bill Smith with a church wedding planned for April 2 at Richland Ave United Methodist Church. Debbie is a Alexander High School senior and Bill is a 1975 Alexander graduate. In Athens, Mary Ann Carlson is engaged to Benjamin Franklin Foreman, an Athens High School student and Red Head employee, with wedding plans not yet complete.
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