tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post3880228163545697735..comments2015-08-04T11:22:09.720-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Rambling: Thank You, Dear AbbyPat O'Dea Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-11554904363255744452013-01-23T08:47:59.495-06:002013-01-23T08:47:59.495-06:00Wasn't Ann Landers great, Louise. Do you chann...Wasn't Ann Landers great, Louise. Do you channel her in your work as a therapist? I can't help but think that Ann Landers and Dear Abby helped form a couple of generations of writers, therapists, and customer-service superstars. Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-1324141541070572292013-01-23T08:42:26.317-06:002013-01-23T08:42:26.317-06:00I'm laughing at your "racy" comment,...I'm laughing at your "racy" comment, Sheila. How many of us started reading advice columns when we were eight, nine, or ten? I didn't understand a lot of what I read but filed it away for future reference.<br /><br />I, too, miss Ann Landers. I like what Jeanne Phillips has done with the Dear Abby column, and I also like a new-fangled advice columnist, Carolyn Hax.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-6528935808290440332013-01-23T08:35:30.633-06:002013-01-23T08:35:30.633-06:00Hi, Coleen! Yes to that feeling of sitting in on i...Hi, Coleen! Yes to that feeling of sitting in on important conversation and on fears and worries that weren't my own yet could have been. It was poignant to know those letter writers turned to a stranger because they couldn't or wouldn't get unbiased advice from a friend or family member.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-39364256886685419402013-01-23T08:30:36.149-06:002013-01-23T08:30:36.149-06:00Hi, Kassandra! The Friedman sisters had a way of s...Hi, Kassandra! The Friedman sisters had a way of seeing through all our excuses and but, but, buts, didn't they? <br /><br />Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-69970473899720382212013-01-23T08:25:54.103-06:002013-01-23T08:25:54.103-06:00I hear you, Liz, especially on the "do no har...I hear you, Liz, especially on the "do no harm" part. Some television shows seem intent on humiliating people with problems or forcing them to abase themselves before they're deemed worthy of help. Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-89300128283072365582013-01-23T08:23:24.668-06:002013-01-23T08:23:24.668-06:00Karen, Jennette has convinced me that Dayton is a ...Karen, Jennette has convinced me that Dayton is a fascinating, happening place. I hope she does a blog entry on Phil Donahue.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-81875740036270491042013-01-23T07:10:54.948-06:002013-01-23T07:10:54.948-06:00we didn't have Dear Abby in the major paper in...we didn't have Dear Abby in the major paper in Calgary but I loved Ann Landers. she was an amazing source of information and set the standard for behavior. I was a Phil D devotee for years and years and years. he introduced me to the Chippendale's. sighhhhhhhLouise Behielhttp://louisebehiel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-1170056942232133012013-01-23T01:14:55.540-06:002013-01-23T01:14:55.540-06:00I too loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers. When they f...I too loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers. When they finally appeared in our newspaper, the subjects and advice were often racy. If there was one thing I remember the most, it's that their columns were always entertaining. :)Sheila Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365100511100802221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-42015638481604903132013-01-22T19:07:03.288-06:002013-01-22T19:07:03.288-06:00Yes, feels like the end of an era to me too. I re...Yes, feels like the end of an era to me too. I remember reading them and feeling like I was a part of something secret, sitting in on an important conversations, fears and worries. Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-53070648861753366222013-01-22T15:18:13.358-06:002013-01-22T15:18:13.358-06:00Dear Abby wasn't syndicated in the paper we g...Dear Abby wasn't syndicated in the paper we got when I was a kid (same era as you). Which was a shame because I liked her better than Ann Landers, who was in the Baltimore Sun. Ann could be a bit snarky at times.<br /><br />I was grown before I knew that those weren't their real names and that they were sisters.<br /><br />Even with the snarkiness, I loved reading either of their columns (sometimes because of the snarkiness). My all time favorite Ann Landers' response was to a reader who asked what to do about relatives who were obnoxious dinner guests. Her reply: Don't invite them to dinner.Kassandra Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868883056262771642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-23000877113195997472013-01-22T15:11:38.522-06:002013-01-22T15:11:38.522-06:00I loved Dear Abby. She was so common sense and so ...I loved Dear Abby. She was so common sense and so "do no harm."Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-63651126537952402372013-01-22T15:07:15.608-06:002013-01-22T15:07:15.608-06:00"...Maury (Povich), Ricki Lake, and Montel Wi..."...Maury (Povich), Ricki Lake, and Montel Williams? I thank Dear Abby and Ann Landers for mine." I'm with you Pat. Isn't that interesting? I knew that Phil Donahue was from Ohio. But Dayton? Well, I see a new Monday post from Jennette Marie Powell. There's a lot of great stuff happening in her hometown. Who knew? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259709127419990451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-65736952569328272732013-01-22T13:27:39.499-06:002013-01-22T13:27:39.499-06:00You're right, Lark, articles like "Ways t...You're right, Lark, articles like "Ways to Drive Him Crazy in Bed" must sell magazines, but I don't understand why similar articles repeat themselves every six months. It's not as if a woman forgets what drives a man crazy.<br /><br />Does a new readership come of age every six months?Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-30080337086664909082013-01-22T13:24:31.091-06:002013-01-22T13:24:31.091-06:00I found out where Phil Donohue's from last nig...I found out where Phil Donohue's from last night, Jennette, thanks to Google, my research assistant. His talk show originated in Dayton, too. How cool is that!Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-27892798654881096602013-01-22T13:22:38.461-06:002013-01-22T13:22:38.461-06:00I feel as if an era has passed, too, Ginger. I lea...I feel as if an era has passed, too, Ginger. I learned a lot from the Friedman twins.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-31137483842228209372013-01-22T11:26:40.354-06:002013-01-22T11:26:40.354-06:00I loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers too. When I was ...I loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers too. When I was in my 20s & 30's, I read the advice columns in Cosmo and Glamour--more for entertainment than advice. The headlines on some of those mags still crack me up, stuff like "Ways to Drive Him Crazy in Bed" or "What Men Wish Women Knew." Not sure whether it's good advice, but articles like that must sell magazines. :-)Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-79617065051880784092013-01-22T10:24:04.607-06:002013-01-22T10:24:04.607-06:00I always read Dear Abby in the paper when I was a ...I always read Dear Abby in the paper when I was a kid! But I guess I've always relies on friends for advice. Sometimes a good chioce, sometimes not. I remember my mom watching Phil Donohue! Do you know where he's from? :)Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-57209020468352109842013-01-22T09:19:36.801-06:002013-01-22T09:19:36.801-06:00I loved her New Year's Resolutions. All great ...I loved her New Year's Resolutions. All great advice. I used to always read Dear Abby. I was sad to hear of Pauline's passing. Makes it feel like an era has passed.<br /><br />Where do I get advice? Gosh, all over the place. I seize on all sorts of words of wisdom and inspirational quotes. Many from FB. I mean, those SomeeCards!! That's good stuff! ;)Ginger Calemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579838088140975020noreply@blogger.com