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IHALTONIHIXSOUTLOOK Saturday I Outlook Lifestyle dr eon Treatment may be hazardous By Peter God M en and an injection of teronc Now it turns out the reaion she skipped her periods is because shes pregnant Shes worried about the effect of the medicine on the baby Her doctor tells her she II just have to wait and see What do you think DEAR READER I think that your sister was treated Inappropriately I believe that a woman who misses a menstrual period should have a prog nancy test before she is given any mone shots to induce menstrual bleeding In my opinion she should change doctors There is unfortunately a high met of birth defects in children whose mothers were given progestin and progesterone during pregnancy Therefore the doctor may have unwittingly given your sister a dangerous legacy This danger is by no means a certainty however it must be considered Your sisters pregnancy should be closely to red with ultrasound examinations and possibly amniocentesis a technique by which the fetal genetic structure is examined from cells shed into the amniotic fluid by gestation To give you more information about seeking appropriate care I am sending you a copy of my Health Re port Choosing a Physician Other readers who would like a copy should send and their name and address to Box Cleveland OH Be sure to mention the title DEAR GOTT Whenever my husband gets bitten by or bugs the bites get red and swell bad The same thing happens with shots What causes this DEAR READER Your husband secms to bo suffering from a severe allergy to insect bites Usually this is due to a sensitivity to the bugs Imoulh part juices which contain var compounds including anticoagu lant substances He should see an lergist I do not know why he swells up alter injections this is also something the specialist should investigate Until the precise cause of your hus band problem can be identified be may experience relief by using anti histamine pills or lotions at the times he Is having trouble DEAR DR SI doctors have been unable to tell us what going When my wife exerts herself albeit little the right side of hir face turns deep red while the left side re mains the same Its as If you drew a line down the center of her forehead to the center of her nose DEAR READER Your wifes un usual symptoms suggest that the veins and capillaries on one side of her face are dilating excessively din ing straining This could be due to an Imbalance of the autonomic nerves I producing a lack of symmetrical blood flow to the skin This can times be caused by medicine particu larly drugs called vasodilators such as nitroglycerine or by defi ciencies In nerve function I believe that she could be diagnosed by a neu rologist Ask her doctors to refer her to such a specialist DEAR MEG Sexism can creep into childrearing By Meg Whitcomb DEAR MEG A word from you might convince my husband to quit treating our son and daughter so dif ferently He loves your column but when I say the same things you write he says Im resorting to feminist rantings The problem is he cant separate our 5yearold daughters behavior from her value as a person For stance if she puts her toys away he says Good girl But if she fails to do something right he says Youre a bad girl Yet when our son whos does something wrong he criticizes only the behavior not the child He II say You did a good job of picking up your toys Or Your behavior was sloppy You should have picked up your toys My husband says Im splitting hairs that saying good girl and bad girl is the same as talking about be havior He adores his daughter but feel he hurt her selfesteem If he keeps saying these things Do you agree MOTHER NANUET DEAR MOTHER Yea And so do childdevelopment experts One of the keys to developing a good self image for a toddler Is making the distinction between being a bad person and be having badly or doing something poorly The way parents talk to their children and scold them plays a major role in youngsters emerging views of themselves Interestingly your husband is not alone In treating a daughter different ly from a son Research shows that girls tend to Internalize a bad girl Image much more than boys largely because parents teachers and other adults focus more on Judging them as people while boys get judged more on performance and behavior That why men generally cod up feeling guilty over things they done wrong while women feel ashamed of themselves a far more destructive emotion to cope with DEAR MEG Everyone tells me my guy la too old for me He and ImlG We have been together three years We were going to get married but things got messed up between us when I got pregnant and bad an abortion I don t know where to turn Is too old Please help MA TURE SIXTEEN DETROIT DEAR MATURE Thirty is too old for you and IS la too young for him The three years youve been with the guy would have been much better spent seeing boys and girls your own age and sharpening your social judgment Consider the crisis over your preg nancy a blessing In disguise It re vealed that the relationship lacked staying power Youre better off out of It as hard as It mav seem now Get involved in activities with your classmates and family Youll be sur prised at what good times await you DEAR MEG I retired at due to medical problems I live near a nursing home and do volunteer work there On weekdays I take the mall around and chat with everyone Ev ery noon I watch the news with a 75- yearold gent whos confined to a wheelchair Because 1 retired so young my re atlves think Im Mr Moneybags One cousin asked if he could have some of my government bonds and suggested I pay off one of bis loans younger brother drives me crazy with talk about bis bad investments I explained to these people that all of my money Is tied up In my home and that I live on a fixed Income How can I end their begging CCR WISCONSIN DEAR CCR Your story remind i me of an embroidered pillow that Money Isnt everything but It sure keeps the family in touch Try that one on your cousins next time they come around And congratulations on your won derful volunteer work You discov ered the way to a happy and reward ing retirement 1 Megs booklet Am I Gay Is available for from DEAR MEG in care of this newspaper Box Cleveland OH Write to Meg In care of Otis news- paper Meg can only answer letters that contain a ttamped envelope Questions of gen- lera Interest trill be discussed in fu ture columns POLLYS POINTERS like to otter tip Keep a pair of small pliers In your kitchen cabinet When ready to open a can of frozen juice that has a plastic sealer catch the end of the plastic scaler with the pliers and zip it right off Then pry off the top Use a nutcracker to open small bot tles EW DEAR POLLY When making a fruit filled or pumpkin pie I always assemble the pie and then freeze It at least hours before baking I have found that the crust is always extra flaky and tender this way When ready to bake put the frozen pie in the oven Allow 15 minutes more than usual for baking This is also a nice way to keep a dessert on hand for company Polly will send you a Polly Dollar If if she uses your lavorlte Pointer Peeve or Problem In her column Write POLLYS POINTERS in care of this newspaper Syrup garbs the Icommon pancake By Polly Fisher DEAR POLLY Here Is a recipe tor blueberry syrup that Is easy and delicious Boil Vi cup sugar iter and 1 tablespoon cornstarch until mixture Is clear Add teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg plus 1 tea- it begins to thicken BERTIE DEAR BERTIE Your syrup Is really enhanced by the cinna mon and nutmeg This really makes a treat out ol the common pancake Yonr helpful pointer earns you the Pointer of the Week award a copy of my book Polly Pointers 1 OBI Helpful Hints for Maying Everything Last Longer who like thlsbookmayorderltforlfiSO Make check payable to POLLYS POINTERS and tend to POLLYS POINTERS Box Clcve land Oil 44101 POLLY Here my way of keeping a set bath linens looking nice and usable longer with fewer mismatched pieces Wjien shopping Tor linens I buy double the number of washcloths as towels Then I alter natc using the cloths so that each is washed only half as often as the towel They don get dingy as quickly they last as long and they look as good as the towels S DEAR POLLY Glue pictures or cutouts from cards onto the lids and rings from canning jars to make easy Christmastree decorations or your children DEAR POLLY For anyone who has weak or arthritic fingers would LAST CHANCE Leather Boots Arena Sale July 9th rlAIRCgfiECPS NEXT TO THEPOUCESTA HON MANAGERS SPECIAL HOURS 5 30 Wed toFn 900800pm Sat 8 30 p EXPIRES AUG MERNA 12 RQ 14 i Expire Aug ExplraAii Coupon Only WKhCoupt Great Feeling PERM j 44 an Rag Exptraa Aug Coupon Only Georgetown I NATIONAL REAL I PS Hughes Sales Rap REPRINTED FROM Is a word that Is very sal estate profession has come and Is still Improving dally highly aggressive brow every week most of us real estate agent image Its bedded over the generations since 1 was old 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part Now that I too am With each house that is other agent to finalize the get to see how another experience for everyone by lust listening and the ruthless agent kind of sneaks up on us and then Its too late to a recent transaction for the damage it did to the profession Row can unprofessional agents out ry Is short Hopefully the honest up front knowledgeable caring and considerate If you get the feeling that Is not what you are dealing with there ore lots of other agents to choose from Help stamp out choose your agent carefully THIS WEEKS MORTGAGE RATES AS OF JUNE I is as 3 10 ion 11V 11V 11V Bank of 10V 111 Canada Trust 1DV 111 11V mv HIV iov 10V l 111V TD Bank 10V 11V 10U 111 10 111 11V 11 IV 111V J