Annie's Mailbox (Dear Ann Landers replacements..advice column)

www.creators.com ^ | November 17, 2005 | Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

[Sonny M]

For your opinions and responses.

[frogjerk]

Ever since I can remember, he would call me on the phone, drunk and rambling so much that by the end of the call, I would be in tears.

Advice: Don't answer the phone.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Please ask this to be moved to chat.

[lilylangtree]

Why?

[mlc9852]

Because we are waiting for REAL news - like what Paris Hilton has been up to!

[Sonny M]

Will do, I would have, but when I posted, I didn't see it as an option (granted I may have missed it).

How would I post it as a chat?

[Sonny M]

Why?

Pet Peeve.

I've grown annoyed at some of these so called advice columns and the influence they have and I think its time, they, along with the rest of the media, got some critique.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Click on General/Chat on right side and post there.

[Emmett McCarthy]

Yeah, I kept reading because I figured the had to be a "punch line" coming.

[AppyPappy]

If men did this column

Annie, this is killing me and my marriage. I am ready to start a family, and I do not want Dad to have any contact with my future kids until he can get sober. I have tried the help groups and have had counselors talk to the rest of my relatives. I don't know what else to do other than to move away from my family. -- Sober Only Child

Dear Sober Only Child...What? I wasn't listening. Oh now I remember. Your father drinks because you are a horrible excuse for a child. I'd drink to if you were my kid. As a matter of fact, grab me a beer while you're up.

However, one sister refuses to participate in any activity, whether or not her husband joins us. "Bessie" always has an excuse -- she's not feeling well, it's too hot, too cold, too windy. We only have a few years left, and we would love to get her to spend more time with us. Do you have any ideas? -- Miss Her in Tampa, Fla

Dear Miss Her... Take a hint. Your sister hates you and for a good reason. You are a whiner and a controlling shrew. And no, I don't care about your "needs". Now show some concern for MY needs and get me a beer.

[scott7278]

Whatever forum you're browsing is the forum to which you post. If you want to post to "Chat," click on "General/Chat" under the "Browse by Forum" section to the right of the article headers.

Hope that helps!

[ArrogantBustard]

Ever since I can remember, he would call me on the phone, drunk and rambling so much that by the end of the call, I would be in tears.

"Do not call me again until you're sober." < click>

Some folks labour under the mistaken notion that they must remiain on the phone as long as the party on the other end wants to "talk". That's just not true.

Don't be afraid to just hang up.

[AppyPappy]

Shame on the grandparents for jeopardizing the safety of their grandchild. It's sad that little girl will grow up knowing their dog was more important than she was. -- Nanna in Louisiana

Dear Nanna...The dog will never get pregnant and soil the family name. The child tasted good. That's worth something. Beer me. Now.

[Millee]

Don't answer the phone and change your number. He'll keep treating her like a doormat as long as she allows it.

[joesnuffy]

Change your phone number to unlisted

Write the SOB OFF...your loyalty is to your husband first and children second...

I was divorced when my children were very young...by the grace of God I am not a drunk nor would I abuse my kids because of my problems...which are my problems not theirs

Get on with your life and forget the people who want to
take you down...you cant save someone who not only doesn't want to be saved but are really out to take you down with them...

Forget the old bastard and get on with taking care of your family and yourself.

The guy is a spiritual plague carrying pariah...and will hurt you, your husband , and children...and that is the proper way to perceive him and then act accordingly.

If he ever straightens out his act and is contrite and asks you for your forgiveness then perhaps for your own sake (not his) forgive him...but always keep him at arms length...lest he revert.

Protect your marriage and your kids and yourself for they
need you sound and whole not flaky and mentally crippled.

imo

[Cicero]

The all-purpose answer to any question for the advice columnist: "Shut up and get me a beer!"

[Sonny M]

It does, and thank you.

I didn't know what to put this under but I didn't want this under serious news.

[imintrouble]

Do people really read that slop?

Those two should be run out of town for their terrible advice to the people who don't seek real help. It is out there for anyone - even those who cannot afford it - and yet people actually write strangers for their advice?

I find it dangerous - two women playing at what genuine practitioners spend years at studying and who are licensed and follow guidelines mandated by their state and federal government.

These people are no better than the card readers at a circus.

[Verginius Rufus]

Fox & Friends was talking about a new book about late night TV this morning and showed a clip from Steve Allen (black & white era).

Steve Allen was pretending to be an advice columnist. A woman tells him that her husband has been dead for 25 years, but when she goes into the living room, she still sees him sitting by the fire. What should she do?

Steve Allen's advice: bury him.

[ladyjane]

two women playing at what genuine practitioners spend years at studying and who are licensed

You hold those genuine practitioners in pretty high esteem. Many of them are worse than card readers at a circus.