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THE DAILY GLOBE. Ironwood, Ml Tuesday, May 13,1997 Page 14 Trying to buy love doesn't work FOR BETTER OR WORSE Dear Ann Landers: My son, "Joe," walked out of a bad marriage several months ago and is overcome with guilt about leaving his 3-year- old daughter, "Annie." Joe has been granted regular visitation rights and can see Annie whenever he wishes. Good, you might say? Well, not really. The child, has become his entire life. He never disciplines hex so of course the child is out of control and spoiled rotten.

He buys her everything she wants and allows her to stay up as late as she pleases. I don't enjoy Annie's visits anymore. In fact, I'm beginning to dread them. The child runs wild and abuses my pets, trashes the house and refuses to sit through a meal. She will not go to sleep unless an adult, preferabJy her father, lies down in the bed with her.

Joe thinks Annie is adorable, and he is so obsessed with the child that he is jeopardizing his relationship with the wonderful woman he is dating. He is more interested in being with his daughter than with his lady friend, and she is getting fed up with the threesome. We have told Joe that he is ruining the child, but he refuses to listen to me or his father. We are distressed about what is happening to our granddaughter. She is becoming totally self-centered and obnoxious.

Maybe if Joe sees this letter in print, he will wake up. We are PRAYING IN DEL REY, CALLF. DEAR DEL REY: Trying to buy love never works. Children who are over-indulged and undisciplined are invariably insecure and unhappy. Joe's obsession with his daughter Ls not only unhealthy but destructive.

When she reaches adulthood, she will expect all males to caier to her like Daddy did. I hope your son will speak with Annie's pediatrician and get the name of a counselor. This man Ann Landers needs professional guidance to help him become a sensible and effective parent. The direction in which he has been going is the wrong one, and his child will pay the price for it, Dear Ann Landers: I lost my copy of a priceless column of yours. It contained the poem about a lady who knitted socks that didn't fit.

It appeared in 1981. now, we can all use a good laugh, so will you please print it again? MILLIE FROM ONTARIO DEAR MILLIE: That poem came from a reader in North Dakota. He signed himself "Buster in Bismarck." Here it is: Dear Ann Landers: I laughed I read your comments about how you knitted a pair of socks for the American Red Cross to help the war effort and your supervisor suggested that you could better serve your country by knitting for the Germans. You must be the person to whom the GI wrote the following ditty: Socks received. Some fit! I use one for a helmet And one for a mitt I must say, Dear Lady, You've done your bit.

But where in the hell Did you learn to knit? Gem of the Day (Credit Will Rogers): Whrnever you read something you cannot understand, you can be sure it was written by a lawyer. And if you can't read the writing, there's a very good chance that it was written by a doctor An alcohol problem? How can you kelp yourself or someone you love? "Alcoholism: How to Recognize It, How to Deal frith It, How to Conquer It" will give you the answers. Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $3.75 (this and handling) to: Alcohol, Ann Landers, P.O. Box 11562, Chicago. III.

60611-0562. (In send $4.55.) ANN O1997, Creators Syndicate 35mm 3M Color Print Film Only 24 exp. Your Horoscope Wednesday. May 14, 1997 Information provided lo you in confidence could play a significant rolo in Ihe year ahead. What will be imparted lo you by friends could help further your ambitions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Although Bridge West A 10 10 A South 1 4 5 North A 10 3 A 7 6 4 6 5 3 2 Easl A 6 93 84 6 2 South A A 9 8 7 A 7 A 8 7 5 4 3 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: North West North 1 Dbi. 4 Pass 4 Pass 7 05-13-97 542 852 9 10 9 East Pass Pass Pass All pass Opening lead: A you might not be in the mood early in the day, social involvements may be meaningful to you later Try lo arrange something foe the evening hours. Taurus, treal yourself to a birthday gift. Send lor your Astro-Graph predictions for the year by mailing S2 and SASE to Astro-Graph, this newspaper, P.O. Box 1758.

Murray Hill Station, Now York, NY 10156, Be sure lo state your zodiac sign. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Family members might have difficulty keeping secrets from you today, especially il you have the urge to investigate. The truth won't elude you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Today could be a dynamite day for you it you mm wi'h friends wtio share similar interests. Limit your gel-logelhers lo pats who operate on your wavelength.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may realize a modest return (rom a commercial endeavor today, yet your pride of accomplishment could supersede anything profit can otter. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sepl. 22) Your peers will give considerable weight to your ideas today: Someone surprising may follow your suggestions to the letier.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Avoid discussing confidential projects wilh people who aren't directly involved. You might select a listener wtxj could work against you. SCORPIO (Oct.

24-Nov. 22) Something of subslance could result today from a discussion with a triend who knows how lo analyze problems pragmatically. Take notes! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Ad in harmony with your hunches today, especially where career aspirations are concerned.

Your ideas should work rf given rhe proper chance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Keep tfi'e lines, of communication open wilh a tnend who now resides at a considerable distance Irom you. Something good could come of it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feto. 19) Focus on a domestic problem today thai you've been trying to resolve. You should be able to lind several solutions instead of just an elusive one. PISCES (Feb.

20-March 20) Keep your plans flexible today so that you will be able to make changes if something more meaningful supersedes what's in your business proposal. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Look for little useful ways to economize today. If something is broken, see if it can be repaired inslead of replacing rt! Crossword Play like a ferry By Phillip Alder A ferry plows back and forth across a stretch of water The aquatic furrow might be narrow, like the Hudson River between Now and Manhattan, or very wide, like the Atlantic Ocean However, to call a ship Jike the QE2 a ferry is perhaps unflattering. There is a declarer-play technique thai resembles a ferry. It is highlighted in this grand-slam contract, How would you play in seven spades? West leads the club ace.

Four clubs was a splinter bid. showing at least game values in spades with at most one club After three cue- bids. North 1 jumped to the grand slam, confident South had the trump ace to justify his strong bidding. After ruffing the first trick in the dummy, South could have ruffed three more clubs in the dummy, using the heart king, diamond ace and a heart ruff as hand entries. (The fifth club disappears on dummy's heart ace However, declarer decided to play a variation on this theme: a crossruff.

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