Letter responses spark heated debate over homemaker roles
Dear Ann Landers letters condemn critics who call homemakers freeloaders and discuss safety on streets. A reader laments Seen It All while ironing at 11:20 pm and vows to endure gossip on home life. Waiting In Waxburg asks about a one ring prank, Illinois Bell cites theft and fraud concerns with prompt action when schemers are found.
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Grandparent weighs in on women's fashion heels and boots
A letter writer 75 years old argues high heeled black patent leather pumps are most provocative and women wear them to attract men. He dismisses backless styles and says boots suit cows milking, with city street wear in February making sense in cold northern cities.
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