The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, March 30, 1994

Ann
Landers

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Dear Ann Landers: My hus-

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band and | have a 10. h-old
baby girl — our tint child When
"Carla" wax 4 months old, we
were anxiously awaiting the OK
from her pediatrician to start her
on solid food. | was cager to cap-
ture the moment of ber first
spoon-feeding on videotape

One evening while my mother-
in-law was baby-sitting, Carla
started to cry. Although we had
left a bottle for Carla. my mother-
in-law gave her some cereal
because she didn't thing the bottle
would satisfy her. When we got
home, she told us what she had
done, and I was very upset. I felt
she had-taken this “first” away
from us. I was also angry because
the pediatrician had not yet said it
was OK to start Carla on solids.
We had a big argument, and I told
my mother-in-law in plain lan-
guage that my husband and I
resented her taking over

It didn't seem to matter,
because last Christmas, she took
Carla for her first visit to Santa.
This was something I had been
looking forward to doing myself.
My mother-in-law didn't tell me
about the visit, but she apparently
took photos, which she didn't
show us but which she sent to my
pare with a note saying,
“Here's your granddaughier's first
visit to Santa.”

Am I unreasonable to think my
mother-in-!: hould be more

these “firsts”? I don't want to
fight with her over our child. I

you. Worse yét. she is doing this
behind your back. Tell her if she
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Wednesday, March 30, 1994

The Castlegar Sun

MOTOR TREND

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Shake, ratue and roll is a com-
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better automotive service

Bven though today’s vehicles
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‘Whatever type of repair facility you
patronize — deslership, service
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and shop is vital.

The National Institute for

Is it constant or periodic? When the
vehicle is cold or after the engine
has warmed? At all speeds? When
did the problem first begin?
Describe, Do Not Diagnose

Once you go to the repair facility,
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Garry a written list to give to
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This is esp. i in larger
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