Dear Ann Landers, 30 in the evening. It seemed like a great idea to me since the children get along very well with Babette, and our home is a pleasant and fa-miliar place to them. The problem is that Babette believes that she should be paid the same as any other child-care provider because she is performing a ser-vice for which my former wife has paid others in the past. My former wife feels that Babette is obligated to watch the children for free because they are, after all, my children and she is now my wife. Babette says it's not so much the money but the idea that my ex-wife is just trying to take advantage of her. I love my children and am in the middle of a battle between these two women who are not crazy about each other to begin with. Do you have a solution? -Between a Rock and a Boulder in Colorado A N N I \\ \\ III Ii S
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Dear Readers, , im-potence, incest, homosexuals, truck drivers who wear pantyhose, and Funny Uncles. You told him time doesn’t neces-sarily have to “neuter” anybody-that it was mostly in his head, etc. Al-though you are probably correct I would like to tell you that I’m a woman, and I agree with him. I’m glad to be free of “that old feeling.” I’d have a real problem if the fires were still burning. I’m a widow (also in my 60s) and although I’m still hale and hearty I no longer need sex. There are so many of us, Ann (some married to men who can’t per-form). We consider ourselves fortu-nate that Mother Nature has dealt with us in this manner. It’s like losing your appetite for caviar when you can no longer afford it. So, as the kids say, “Cool it, honey.” BASTA AMOUR
