Dear Ann Landers,
ow dare you call my child a vegetable just because he refuses to go to camp? Did it ever occur to you that some children love their home and hate to leave it? And what's wrong with keeping kids home as long as possible? They grow up and leave too soon as it is. Delbert is a bright, sensitive boy. We sent him to camp two years ago when he was nine. After two days he telephoned and asked us to come get him. Delbert never was one to follow orders like sheep. I can tell by your writing, Ann Landers, that you have the men-tality of a WAC sergeant. You like to boss people and impose your will on everybody. I'm raising my Delbert to be an in-dependent thinker and a free soul in a free society. So phooey on you and your military approach to child rearing. This letter will never appear in print because you don't have a good answer.-Proud Mum

Dear Mum,
Well, what d'ya know, here's your letter. But you are right, I have no answer, good or otherwise, for a reader who says phooey on me. Why try to reason with some-one who won't listen? When Delbert runs into real trouble, don't hesitate to write, Mum. I'll try to help.