Dear Ann Landers and Family Dilemmas Featured
A reader seeks advice on a transgender brother living at home and attending family events in female attire. Ann Landers advises that the mother’s home may allow it if she agrees, while the sister’s home should set the boundary for children. The column also includes several reader anecdotes about freezer mixups, cats protecting children, and a light moral about labeling boxes.
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Ann Landers
Darrin
Ann
California
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Battery tips and fan-mail from Heloise readers
Readers share practical hints for extending battery life by using single fresh cells and testing partial use cells. A prior tip recalls cleaning contact points with an emery board to improve battery performance during power outages. A note suggests reusing spent deodorizers in shoes to scent a closet.
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C.D. Everhart
Reston
HeloiseCompuServe.com
Linne Dodds
Heloise.com
Louise Skidgel
Houston
Fainting spells explained by vasovagal syncope
An 18 year old reports fainting during blood tests. The doctor explains vasovagal syncope, where blood vessel dilation and vagus nerve activity lower brain blood flow. Triggers include sight of blood, emotion, and standing. advice includes sitting or lying down and desensitization to blood exposure.
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across and Down Clues
Readable crossword puzzle clues list with numbered across and down items referencing names like Babilonia Pinkett Garo and Archie. includes various wordplay prompts and author style hints from a Sheffer puzzle column.
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Eugene Sheffer
Angeles
Babilonia Pinkett
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