Keep the door shut on kids pig sty and save your peace
A reader, a full time single parent, describes a chaotic shared bedroom of two daughters ages 14 and 12. Ann Landers advises shutting the door on the mess to lower blood pressure, and suggests daughters can fetch fresh linens when they choose. A second letter from a Virginia mom defends Ann’s stance on a flawed judicial system, noting court contempt for not forcing visits and seeking counseling.
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Ann Landers
Indiana
Dad
Cole
Social Services
Ann
Virginia
Heloise Tips From Readers On Household Fixes
A collection of reader hints includes using gravel to clean small bottles, reusing foam packing peanuts via packaging shops, making elastic bands from bicycle tubes for toilet valves, and using clear plastic straws to support ivy without visible sticks. These compact hacks aim to ease everyday chores and preserve neat appearances.
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Heloise
Barbara Cain
Marshfield
Dallas
Age influences weight and BMI across life stages
The weight range shifts with age with increases from 20 to 50, then leveling off until 70 when a modest drop occurs. Factors include less exercise, reduced muscle, and more fat. BMI helps gauge fat to muscle balance, using height squared and weight divided, then times 703 to index.
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DR. Donohue
V.B
D.F
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down
Crossword puzzle clues loaded with mixed garbled text. Notable entries include references to TV shows The Lives and What’s Happening and scattered names like Pinkett and Dakota. The page contains partial phrases, broken words, and misaligned columns, forming a damaged OCR crop.
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