| Show fr wry T wrrrrrrr Ml The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday May 6 2000 — Page 13 FOR BETTER OR WORSE A real look at the real world By Ann Landers Creators Syndicate Inc DEAR ANN LANDERS: I saw this editorial in the Wisconsin State Journal and it reminded me of something I saw in your column a few ' years ago The reader who sent it to you sad it appeared in the bulletin of her church SS Peter I IEAR4EPTHAT ititiiin tiim “ burger flipping They called it “opportunity” 6 It’s not your parents' fault if you mess up ) You're responsible This is the mirror image of “It's my life" and “You're not my boss” ' ! 7 1 Before you were born your parents weren't boring They got that way by paying bills and listening to you 8 Life is not divided into semesters And you don’t get summers off Not even spring break You are expected to show up every day for eight hours and you don't get a new life every 10 weeks and Paul - Roman 9 Smoking does not make you look cool Catholic Church on Watch an with a butt in his mbuth Detroit's West Side It bears out the theory that That's what yob look like to anyone over 20 ' : young people today are 10 Your school may be “outcome-based- " being raised with no true sense of how the real but life isn't In some schools you’re given as world works I believe this article is worth many chances as you want to get the answer printing again and I hope you agree — Mary right Standards are set low enough so nearly in Wisconsin everyone Can meet them This of course bears DEAR MARY I agree wholeheartedly and not the slightest resemblance to anything in real am grateful to you for sending it on The mes- - life as you will soon find put V Good luck You are going to need it And the sage is a good one and well worth repeating Ten Rules Kids Won't Learn in School harder you work the luckier you will get 1 Life is not fair Get used to it The DEAR ANN I recently had some minor s average teenager uses the phrase “It's not fair’’ 86 surgery and was very pleased with the results -In fact it has given me a new lease on life 1 times a day 'A 2 The real world won’t care iu much about would like to show my appreciation to die suras your school does This may geon by sending him a gift — perhaps a bottle ' : your come as a shock of good champagne — along with a note of 3 Sorry you won’t make $40000 a year as thanks t soon as you get out of high school And you My daughter says a note would be fine but a won’t be a vice president and have a car phone gift would be inappropriate I told her I was either You may even have to wear a uniform going to write to you for your opinion What do V that doesn't have a designer label you say Ann? I’m going to follow your advice 4 If you think your teacher is tough wait — Jerry in Montreal until you get a boss DEAR JERRY: I say send the note and the 5 Flipping burgers is not beneath your digni- - champagne This would not be excessive Both 'V ty Your grandparents had a different word for will give the doc a lift GILBERT ‘ OUR VENDOR'S SALES PERSON : LULL TEACH YOU EVERYTHING A YOU ONLY NEED THREE IAOIST TOULETTES TO GIVE YOURSELF A SPONGE BAJH KNOLJS l — self-estee- m ARLO AND JANIS Btn'iwouuMTwoffr J - ITS TOTALLY BGUt&O : 71 Help Mds in iri-la- w By Peter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association : dispute 't: medically hazardous chronic use can lead to a permanent state of poor motivation irresponsi- bility unconcern about personal appearance preoccupation with use of the weed and anxiety about maintaining drug sources It seems that is exhibiting some of this your daughter-in-la- DEAR DR GOTT: My daughter-in-lasmokes marijuana on a w GRIZZWELLS mym of w behavior' regular basis I never paid much attention to her habit until I became a grandfather Now I am appalled by her filthy house She sleeps or watches TV all day ignores her babies cries for no reason and smokes pot in front of the kids My wife thinks I should stay out of the controversy my son tells trie that pot never hurt gets mad — and anyone my daughter-in-lameanwhile the children suffer What should I ' do? s DEAR READER: You raise several pertinent issues concerning interpersonal relations But let’s first take care of the medical aspects g Marijuana is harmful It is a in causes flutt perception defects changes drug in judgment andaddictionjn Susceptible individuals Therefore I disagree with your son Although the occasional use of pot is not - w ' 4 mind-alterin- v- - 'w 'V-- I think it’s important for you to realize that you have no direct control over your son and his wife As much as you may disagree with their lifestyle they are making choices (some of which may be bad) and wifi have to accept responsibility for those choices Your wife is correct Stay out of it Nonetheless I share your concern about the welfare of your grandchildren If in truth they are being mistreated your son must be told Should hie refuse to take corrective action I believe that you have an obligation to notify the children's pediatrician or as a last resort the authorities Lots of appropriate kids are ignored unwashed and unsupervised while reprehensible this does not necessarily qualify as child abuse By keening the primary focus on the children you maybe able to improve th£ home situation without alienating your son and child-welfa- ' - 'V s'' wawtME zrrs re - : Horoscope By Bernice Bede Osol - Newspaper Enterprise Association 23-Se- pt For Sunday May 7 2000 Your birthday 24-No- 23-D- ec beneficial events will turn out for you TAURUS (April 20) A buzz of excitement could be dancing in your head today with the realization that some significant development could be in store for you GEMINI (May 20) Information not available others to may come your way readily it the on act If importance of the today you knowledge may manifest itself by way of being extremely lucky for you CANCER (June 22) The impression you make on friends today will be better than usual and it could seem that everyone you're with will want to do something to please you LEO (July 22) You're exceptionally lucky today where goal fulfillment is concerned so focus on that which you feel is important and don't let anything let you stray 20-M- ay 21-Ju- ne 21-Ju- ly 23-A- ug ’ GARFIELD 23-O- ct Vour greatest luck in the year ahead will come in endeavors or opera-tion- s you can personally manage The more you do for yourself the more ' off course' ' VIRGO (Aug 22) In the process of or teaching explaining something to another will learn something of real signifi- today you dance that will prove to be very beneficial LIBRA (Sept 23) Luck in is in your corner today that could yield you some kind of material return from unusual sources v SCORPIO (Oct 22) If you hang around with someone who is usually lucky that person's charm will rub off on you as well SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) Things are changing for the better and you could now receive the type of assistance you need with a situation you felt you couldn't handle CAPRICORN (Dec 19) Little tingles What in felt unattached the chest the be of may hit feel be from a one of you may Cupid's arrows when around someone who is also being struck b 19) Everything AQUARIUS (Jan seems to be falling into place today and getting you back on course with something important to you PISCES (Feb 20) Don't waste trivial on time especially if pursuits today your a sales pitch is called for regardless if it!s social or commercial ARIES (March 19) During the past week you may have been better at handling little things rather than big ones 22-Ja- m ALLEY OOP 20-Fe- YOU GAY D GIANT IS PCADf AND INC YOUNG LADISS ARE AU SAFE THAT'S - 20-Mar- ch RIGHT MY LOROL'AlXET OOPSKAKT I W1U HAVE TO 6ENO SOME OP MV MEN TO i WELL THAT'S WONOCRFUL-BUT OF COURSE me nxjTN' 21-Ap- ril Crossword May 62000 ACROSS 45 “Yes Henri 46 Dolores— (airline) 27 Buzzing Mary insect Bent 30 Visigoth king B Maintain 32 Optimisti10 For each cally penon 34 At hand 12 Male pilots 35 Fit for 14 Lump of gold ingesting 15 Disorderly 36 Vast age 16 Draft org 37 ChiU 17 Navy-shi- p 39 Ancient charprefi iot 19 Ancient 40 Nantncket Italian family and Martha's 20 Emulated Vineyard Van Gogh 42 Composer 23 Outspol Jerome— 26— Lingua ’ ' Rio 49 Singer 51 54 55 56 57 Hotv Frankie— Stockings Make invalid Actreaa Plummer Tailed amphibian Jargon mAnt zero IN A JILIION1 i in !H fILL OUT APPLICATIONS DOWN r 1 Moving tracks 2 Musical work 3 Avhae-ologi-c- THE BORN LOSER al expedi- Aimer to Pisvtous Punls tions 4 EiLUKjllTOS FRANK AND ERNEST N OVV a£te 51 CADEiTH£aUtDliTE Ail E4R EEJRiT I TlllBlitAUm KN E ES e vil n c eislIu kTaVe H UATiSP T m Frat-part- 7 GeEY0URElOJNt7 y item 13 Bill— the 5 Highest card Science Guy 6 One's 27 Overall tops 28 18 Nahoorshrop 29 20 Young 31 salmon 33 21 Ewusea birds 22 Wore away 9 Throw things 38 23 Wind si 40 indicator 11 Case for 24 Bread spread small articles 41 25 Actor 12 Rigorous 42 Jame- relatives 7 Goofed 0 Flightiest s- “Vopie Obscnrcd Twister Hissing 43 Smooth 44 Fad 46 Ding-(bell DO YOU THlNlsX) ID 60TOTHC OUGHT I'FV NOT FCCLINb uPTOir! 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