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VW] 7& ANOTHER WwoRD eW WOK WHAT DOES 5 . AND WANTS *woK' MEAN? J 1) FOR VEGETABLES: + lg INNOCENT | Wiste? . OAcrTY The Herald, Friday, May 4, 1984, Page ¢ e ‘ .* f 4 , . - i . . - ’ ‘This morning I wit: nessed an unusual case of . Child abuse. it broke my heart. I was.seated In the tion room, for the doctor, when I n0- ticed a rather oung womtall a A. little boy, "about 9 months old, was on the floor beside her. He was such an adorable child with the sweetest smile P'd ever seen. I was captivated at once. Chit dren know when they are appreciated, and wee one crept over to me and held out his little hands ° In — asking me his own way to pick him up. I did. - . stoc! Then I saw the pablum dried on his sweet. face from ear to ear, and dirt under his tiny finger- ‘nalls, At the same mo- ment I felt-a dampness - on my lap. His diaper needed changing. . I earried him to the OuNe woman and sald, _ "Your Uttle boy needs to be changed.” She looked up at me, annoyed be cause J had interrupted her reading, and snap ed, “He’s NOT mine. im the sitter. With that . she took a bottle out of . her hag, - 4. floor and - Crawl about two feet to * ut it on the e child had to et it, When the baby fin- ‘Ished the bottle, he . began to cry. The yo Colds young woman him to “Shut - up," threw a blanket over him and continued to read. I was just about to take him on my lap when she swooped the young- ‘ster up and said in a loud ’ yoice,: “The heck with ’ Your letter is goin ‘this. My appointment ‘was 15 minutes ago acoat, * # I wonder what the child’s mother would have thought had she witnessed that scene. How can a mother leave her precious baby with someone s0 uncar- ing and callous? Is a see- ond car, or a home itt the suburbs, THAT impor tant? Or, if she really must work, surely she can find a better quali- fled person to care for her precious baby, . A&A thoughtful ing would wouiataly ue ; A sotLslay, care cambria ics! ics ‘And then we wonder, 10 ‘years later, why our children have’ s0 many problems. Have we offer- them a start in life ‘that makes them feel loved and wanted? Did » they get the early nur- turing that every human needs? I hope this letter (which already fs much too long to be printed in your coluntn) will wake Up some of those work- ing mothers. Do they know what quality of care their youngsters are getting while they are out making sure thelr. college education doesn't “go to waste’? Thank you, Ann Land- ers, for letting me have my say, I feel so much better for having writ- ten this letter. You have ny bermission to make @ necessary changes so that it will be printable, I am not much of a writer, Sincerely yours — A Read . er I didn't cut a word. ‘ into the column exactly as you wrote il. Thanks for a most provocative con- tribution. Is it ble to be in love with one person and engage in -sex .with another? Hf the answer is Pat Please explain, — Sometimes sex has very little to do with love, It can be the result of too much Scotch, an accumulation of hostility or anger tuward a loved one, sheer biological need due to separation, seduc- tiun by a smoothie, vul- nerability related to prief or insecurity or a oss of self-esteem. Get ’ the picture?’ Or did you get the frame? Absent father I share a wonderiul relationship ‘with a man Tlove dearly. Tim and I have been living togeth- ' et three years, Every- _ thing ts great except the problem created by his children. They live with ". thelr mother but spend weekends with us, Three weekends out of four Tim decides to work overtime on Saturday. We can use the extra money, but I resent being used as a baby-sit- r. ; : Am I nuts? Do Ihave a right to.feel taken advantage of? Please subject, It is to affect our . relationship and trou b . -- Ticked-Off In Canada The principal Injustice is not that you are stuck with the kids, but that their father chooses to work rather than spend time with them. Point this out to Tim. You can be sure his chil- dren are aware of his preference, which is de- 7. Were structive to a relation- many people nounce the nante of a city or state. You cor- -Feetly inted out that Lou Saville ‘should be “Loo-l-val” and Missourl is“Mizz-orra.” “Here are additional, cities .and states that often suffer at 7 ‘Inuses, Please print them. “tion people today. = - Arkansas .~- Ark saw (not sas); . Lima (Ohio) — Lee-ma (not Ly-ma); . wo! Tucson Too-Sahn " (aot trake'as in elephant); Oriears:— New | New. Orlins (not Leens}; | mia Shexier (not cane). — A Sticker Thanks for your list. May I add a couple? Chicago is not. Chick-ah- go. It's Shi-Kaw-go. And anyone . who says “Frisco” for San Francis: co should be strung up by the thumbs. Dear ‘Aon Landers: A close friend’ has been the victim of several unfar- tunate incidents since last August. 'She has had