Shafter Press in Shafter, California

Dear Ann Landers Letter Compilation Reflects Family Dilemmas

A reader questions a 29 year old's daily phone calls to his parents across the country and wonders if this is normal. Ann Landers suggests insecurity and possible counseling. Another letter asks how to decline an expensive trip without harming a friendship, answered with a polite firm stance. A Brotherless item discusses an inheritance dispute after a grandmother's death and advises keeping the money without sharing. A teen from the East Coast laments heavy chores and requests balance, with guidance to distribute duties, enlist help, and seek counseling.