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Dear Erik,
My family has been having
trouble ·th myoldest . er for
year • She � always been a
loser and J feel that be enjoys
that position. She had two
children and she has never been
married. The children me with '
their f ther . T ey visit her,
whenever she has the time,
which is nol often. Yet, they love
her. My . er has gone to all
members of our family to bor- .
r money or for big favors,
. We have all paid her rent fro
time to time. Some members of
the f . y have been paid ba
while others have been igno .
I have been i ored. Th
I problem is that she wants to bor
ro a large sum or money to go
into a business.of her own. Thats
all Well and fine but e to
get the money from our mother.
Mother d \!e to get a loan
OIl her in order to pe ber
the moacy. My . er doesa' ,I
care how she gets it Ioaa
she gets the IDOD!CY. Of course,
mother is trying to help her.
Other family members are upset ,
and have offered tohelp mother
. with t lou. But, I don't wan
to give any of my money! I wor
too hard to just duo it a y 00-
my sister. And you caD believe
me that' what I would do'
I don't believe the ory bout a
buslncss for a minute. Because
of my f�tm8s my family is u
with me for not waD • to help
Janice",
San Francisco, Calif.
my mother. What do you think
should do? . I
CJ.,' '4
Chicago, m.
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Dear Erik,
rm writing this letter to thank
yo for the letter to my sister,
When she really needed some
one td talk with. She is still under
going treatment at the private
drug rehabilitation center . Your
advice help pull my family back
together and we are all very
happy to be together again. We
are stillieaming a lot abo our
IC and to respect the other
person right to be themselves.
But, we help each en r we
can. Thank you for your help.
• • ·Gtit a problem" Need a.,
answer? Or do you just want M
talk? Then write to Erik
Washington in care of Th»
Michigan Citizen or to: 'Dear
I Erik', Times Square Station, P.O.
Box 7 6, N� York, New Yorlc
10108-0755· .,
DCarErik, .
I haYe two tccnaae SODS. BOth
are Very good boys and I do trust
them. Bu� we are haviD& a slight
prob em d I kno that its my
fault. My sons want to drive my I
car and this makes me very nerv
. their
and other friends
arOUDd. knqw that teens get
together they can and will do al
moat anything. 'I don't kno
what I can do about it. From
time to time I haYe let them have
. the car. But I ay up all . t
10118 ••• worrying. I-
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