Dear Ann Landers column on family pressures and wedding humor
A teen writes about constant parental yelling and seeking guidance. Ann advises breaking the cycle by ignoring the father whenever he yells, noting the behavior reflects his issues, and urges the mother to stop enabling the pattern. A 23-year-old pregnant reader asks about labor with her mother present and is advised to call her after birth.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Mom
South Carolina
S. Carolina
Taunters
Ohio
Nature
Donahue
P.O. Box
Orlando
Concrete porch edge can pose a fall risk
A reader recounts a friend tripping on a doorstep and notes adding silver duct tape to the porch edge for visibility. Cautions include slickness and peeling, while suggesting textured paint and skid strips as safer long term options.
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Heloise
Howard R. Blasingame
Houston
Pinworms explained by Dr Donohue in own words
Dr Donohue details origins and life cycle of pinworms. The parasite is tiny and spreads via contaminated fingers and under fingernails, affecting children most, causing itch and scratching. Vermex is a common treatment with a second dose possible after three weeks.
Word Across Puzzle Clues Solve Actress Irene and More
A compact crossword style list presents clues such as Actress Irene 6 Alphabet run 9 Possessed 12 Roughly 13 Bovine utterance 14 Where Latin 15 Words to live by 16 DC body of water 18 Carousel carriers 20 Act like a model 21 Personal question 23 Ruin the veneer 24 Word elongated by Ed McMahon 25 Kansas by 27 Nocturnal primate 29 Tease 31 Makes adjustments 35 Updated recording of a sort 37 Afternoon TV entry 3B Lukewar 41 Pinch 43 Take a whack at 44 Scandinavian man's name 45 Sidestep 47 Esau's birthright price 49 Sequenc 52 Mimic 53 The guy's 54 Positive thinking proponer 55 Buddhist sect 56 Hill dweller 57 Big rigs
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Irene
D.C. Body of
Ed McMahon
Kansas
Esau
Crucible of Shriver and the Silent Tennis Set
A compact, puzzle styled item listing cryptic clues and wordplay across ten entries. It references figures like Shriver and Mozart, plus varied domains from furniture to cinema, demanding crosswords style solution to complete the set.
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Triumph
Glenn
Mozart
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