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THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN JANUARY 11 - 17, 1987
Erik Washington
Dear Erik,
I arn going orne for the
holiday to visit with my family.
y problem i with one of my
. ter. She doesn't get along
ith any of u nd hasn't since
we were kids. It' bad that
she and I can t even be in the
arne room with each other.
I feel that her main problem i
her drinking. And now she has
moved bac into our mother s
home ith her two children.
She i not orking nor i she
upporting her ill mannered
kid . She doesn't want any of us
to y anything to her children
reguarding their behavior. And
our poor mother i so unhappy
ith my . ter nd her children
in her hou. e want to do
mething but we don't kno
h t. I per onally ould like
to help my mother but not
my . ter!
C.L.
Pacoima, Calif.
C.L.,
In order to help your mother,
member of your
elp your .
. doin
the
in on
De r rik
y wife and I are havin
a fe problem with both t
of in-law. I don't like her
father and mother but I pretend
that I do and I am pretty sure
that she feel the arne way
about mine. I mu say that my
ife doe try to get alon with
my parent especially my
mother. But I know that its
a losing battle. y mother has
alway been a very rong
woman and me i u d to giving
order to her children and
having them obeyed. There i
nothing that I can do to change
any of that. However the real
problems start during the holi­
days. y mother want us at
her home for dinner on the main
holidays and of course there i
my wife' family who al want
us over for dinner. ho hou
should we go to first? either
one of us know how to keep
peace in our family.
Worried In-Law
Bronx NY
Dear In-La ,
Quite often a social e enin
the beginning of ne
You can try havin
t of parent over (0
oup t a time) for a quiet
evening at your home for din­
ner. Both you d your ife
ould mean effort to under-
d th t your family may be
feelin left out of your live.
Let them know hat your
need are and t the e time
flnd out hat their n d
You I try "1' th
t of in-la and having
light ith ch one.
Thi y e eryon . happy.
that eep
Erik
Dear rik
I am riting you thi I tter
becau I am feeling bad. It
the Christmas holiday and I am
all alone. This alway happ n
to me. I gue the real problem
i that I m not inv lved in a
g d relationship actually I not
involved in any ind of a re­
lationship. nd that enough
to make anyone cry at thi
time of the year. So thi i
Christmas ve and I am writing
you a letter becau I know that
no one el would be interested
in hearing from me. I don't
have any family to speak of just
a few cousin that I have not
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talked with in years. Well
thanks for li tening to me and I
hope your holidays are going
better than mine .did.
P.P.' ,
Roanoke Virginia
alone by choi e
your company.
you call tho
to y hello?
blu ... you
don't h ve the t! You have
good h th and you are 0 -
in. . . thi about it. I'm
re you had better Christ-
m th yo think you did!
incerely,
• W • ton
Dear Erik
Thi i a letter of apprecia­
tion of your column I love what
you are doin . I am very grate­
ful for my family s good health
and mine. I than God daily
for my family and the wonder­
ful time we have t gether.
You e, for me and my family
almo t everyday i a hristrna
holiday. Quite often me of
your reader the letter writer
are troubled and I hope thi
h liday a n find them hap­
pier and the promi e of more
love in their live .
God ble s you all
Caren eb ter
Dalla Te as
Dear Caren
On behalf of my r der
and my If, th you very
much. nd Happy ew Year
... everyone!
Sincerely
E' W . gton
* * "Got a problem? Need
an answer? Or do you just
want to talk? Then write to
Erik Washington in care of this
newspaper or to: 'Dear Erik',
Times Square Station, P. O. Box
755, New York, New York
10108-0755* • *
DID YOU 0 . that
me ex peru believe that choco­
late candy may ctually help
you fight tooth decay. Accord­
ing to American Health m a­
zine, dentists at Bo on' Forsy­
th Dental Center say there is a
sub ance in chocolate candy
which blocks the development
of pl que on teeth. The same
bstance is found in coffee,
tea, coco and un eetened fruit
juices.
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