Dear Abby no more!

I read this morning of the death of Dear Abby or, as we knew her, Abigail Van Buren.   I don't know why I read all the background but it is interesting to me.  She was a twin sister of Ann Landers and both wrote columns.  Why did we believe that two sisters from the same family could be smart enough to conquer the advice world?

Then I read that she had Alzheimer's and her daughter had written the column for years.  That is amazing that the public could just assume that if the mother could give advice, so could the daughter.  Like I said, "Free advice is usually worth what you pay for it!"   And all this advice is yours for the price of a newspaper.

But why am I shocked at this!  I am constantly shocked at the people you meet who will immediately tell you the story of their life and then ask what you would do.  What I would do is to talk to someone who really cares about you who has some measure of good sense?   There should be people in your life who fit that mold and actually care about you!   If there is no one in that ilk out there close to you, you have some real problems!

And yes to those who are my Dear Abbys --Bev, Joan, Greg, my kids, on and on, thanks for being there for me!  I hope I have been there for you, also!