Dear Ann Landers, If you are in bed and you hear a stranger in the house, stay in bed. Pretend you are asleep. Don't try to be a hero. Most burglars travel in pairs these days, and they are usually armed. If a confrontation does occur, keep cool. Remember that about 75 percent of all break-ins today are by people who are high on drugs or pills. They are desperate for money and will kill you if they have to. Don't argue or scream. Don't try to get to an alarm button or a phone. The smart thing to do is fake a faint and stay "unconscious." Nothing you own is worth getting killed for. The judge has already said I should spend from one to ten years with the Indiana Department of Corrections for my misdeeds. From where I see it-at the age of 21-the immediate future isn't too rosy. I hope when I'm free I'll still be worried about your house. Sincerely, -D.P.F., Cellblock 3
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Dear Readers, , money in the bank and a wonderful fiance. You’d think I haven’t a worry in the world, but I’m a nervous wreck because I don’t know how to tell my fiance about my fetish. When I’m feeling really stressed or tired, I dress and act like a baby. I have adult-size diapers, rubber pants, baby pajamas, etc. I put these on, feed myself baby food from a jar and drink juice from a bottle. Then I fall asleep with a pacifier and a “blankie.” This soothes me because I imagine I’m being taken care of by a lov-ing father. I wake up in the morning refreshed and ready to take on my responsibilities. I’ve had this fetish since childhood. I was an only child, and my mother died when I was very young. My father raised me on his own. The B f s i ii f Ann L a n ii f ii s I 71 He worked long hours, so the only real chance we had to talk was at night. The first thing he did when he came home from work was dia-per me because I wet the bed. I stopped the bedwetting at age 12, and that was the end of a lot of attention from my father. I would occa-sionally wear a diaper under my pajamas, but after Dad caught me, he threw the diapers away and I no longer wore them. I am perfectly normal except for this kinkiness, but I know I can’t keep it from my fiance forever. I just can’t muster the courage to tell him, and I’m desperate for help. Please advise. -Twenty-three-year-old Baby in Ohio