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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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