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We had a difficult time with him until he left home, mainly because he never seemed to learn or relate or communi- cate along the expected lines. It hurts us very much to see him as a loser not planning for his life, cour- ageously taking all the hard knocks, but with not much of a future. We can not reach him, he cuts off any discus- sion in this direc(on. We never knew what)' he was good at doing= although we tired hard to find his strong- er points. He is gentle, self- effacing in one way, but very self-centred in another way. What do we do with him or for him now? I am convinced this condition was caused by brain damage during birth, as his delivery .was in a "breech" position. But I see no way of telling him about this, or should 1? He will not see a counsellor, not even in a family context. Our son is 22 years old now, he has no education (part of Grade 9), no skills, no possessions whatsoever to his name. Even his clothes are always ruined by little accidents. How can we show him our love and concern? There are five girls in ad- dition to our son in this fam- ily. They are all bright and active and we have always tried not to make John feel inferior (to a certain extent). To think of him hurts me so much that I can not think or move. We are very glad that he has been working with a per- son from our church for the last two months. He shows up in time and regularly and we count this as a blessing. He is very faithful to his friends, although we find he keeps strange company. Most likely they accept him as he is or get something out of him we do not know about. Please let us know what you think. Sincerely, Mrs. Id. 0 0 0 Dear. Mrs. H. I am a student here at St. Jude's and I am 19 years old. Mr. Gore wanted me to an- swer this letter because I may have been in the same position as your son is. But only if it wasn't for caring friends and a loving family, I would be on the streets. Four years ago I was on the streets being a bum and looking for work but I came back because I found myself. Your son is only trying to straighten' his life out, in time he will return. When I returned home my mother found me a place where I could work out my problems and start a new life. They found me a school At wit's end by Erma Bombeck Every time I hear talk about nations getting together and working as one toward world peace, I look at the shelves of cereal in our house and get very depressed.. How can we hope to find common ground for universal love when we can't even agree on one cereal that fits all? We have a cereal for every season, every mood, *very size mouth, every cartoon character and every malady. We have cereal that builds a fire in your tummy on a 'cold- morning, has delayed timers to guard against morning hunger, cereals that sound like a cannon going off in your bowl, cereals that wake you up in the morning and make you jump higher than a basketball hoop. We have cereals that make you regular, fulfill all your nutritional needs and can be used for. cocktail snacks, cookies, or to add zest to your meat loaf. All of the boxes have two things in common: they're half-filled and stale. I can remember exactly what the first box of cereal looked like that my child ever clutched to her chest and refused to give up. It had two cartoon characters on it called Beany and Cecil and it took her two hours to pick out. It has taken her 30 years to eat it and the box is still on the shelf. I don't know what there is about a box of cereal that has such a long shelf life, but no one can bring a arni g Signs Fred Gore like St. Jude's where they care about you. The place my mother found is the Vo- cational Rehabilitation Counsellor, they do wonder- ful work, like find you jobs, find you a school that is just right for you. They have peo- ple that you can talk to when you need to. I am sure they could help you and your son with life's difficult moments. When your son is good and ready he will return home, then he will realize the im- portance of having goals to achieve. Having a good edu- cation is the start to .a suc- cessful life. In closing I would like to say don't give up hope. There is always a second chance. This letter was composed by Ed Bongers and trans- cribed for him by Marni Thompson. Ministry .of Com- munity and Social Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Branch, 5th Floor, Waterloo Square, 75 King St. S., Wa- terloo, Ont., N2J 1P2, (519) 886-4700 or 60 Baker Street, Guelph, Ont., N1H 4G1, (519) 822-7500. themselves to throw one away. hroughout the years, we have tried everything .to get a handle on the problem. We tried a cereal embargo once for 30 days. No cereal was to be brought into the house until some of it was eaten. During that period of inac- tivity, there was an outbreak of cereal incest and we ended up with eight boxes more than we started. My husband ' tried con- solidating several cereals in one box only to have a rebellion that warned, "If our milk doesn'tturn brown, we'll know you've been fooling around with the cereal again, so don't try to be creative!" The problem with all the cereal inventory is that you can't fool kids about what is current and what isn't. They know that Donald Duck is 50 years old now, that Captain Crunch was canceled, the Flinstones are passe and Count Chocula doesn't scare anyone anymore. They will only consider Strawberry Shortcake, Gremlins, E.T., C-3 POs and Smurfberry Crunch. Hope has always sprung eternal that one of these days families would sit down with one another and decide on one cereal, until last week when I opened my mother's cupboard door and saw six kinds of bran. She shrugged. "It beats arguing with your father in the aisles." Is there no place in this world for detente? �BooK REVIEW COLLECTED POEMS OF IVOR GURNEY. Chosen, Edited and with an Introduc- tion by P. J. Kavanagh. Oxford University Press, Toronto. 314 pp. Paper $11.50. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX "Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney" is hardly the right title for what is only a selection, but it does make a good-sized book, of poetry from this • Gloucestershire man: Ivor Bertie Gurney Was born in Gloucester in 1890. As he had a talent for music, he studied music and became a musician and composer, and there his real work lay. How- ever, through the efforts of a woman named Marion Scott (1877-1953) poetry by Gurney appeared in maga- zines and in book forms, the first volume appearing in 1917 under the title "Severn and\ Somme", originally called "Strange Service", consisting of 46 poems. In 1919 "War's Embers" ap- peared, containing 58 poems. The collection "Rewards of Wonder" did not get published. The present collection shows that for the most part his poems are banal, never rising to heights of emotion, riot stirring the reade,r often obscure in meaning, very often the rhymes are the weirdest this reviewer has. ever seen. Even the quotations in the intro- duction are commonplace and do not stimulate the reader. In 1922 Gurney was committed to an asylum and spent his remaining years in confinement, dying in 1937. Just how quick IS a wink? The average one lasts one- tenth of a second. crossroads Published every Wednesday by Wenger Bros. Limited as the lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance - Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun. Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association. and the Ontario Press Council. Controlled distri- bution in Ariss, Arthur, Drayton, Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Bloom- ingdale, Breslau, Conestogo, Elmira, Heidelberg, Linwood, Maryhill, St. Clements, St. Jacobs, Wallenstein, Wellesley and West Montrose. Display and Classified advertising deadline — 5:00 p.m. Thursday week prior to publication date. Advertising and Production Accounting and Billing The Listowel Banner The Wingham Advance -Times 188 Wallace Ave. N., Josephine St , P.O. Box 97, P.O. Box 390, Listowel, Ont. Wingham, Ont. N4W 3H2 NOG 2W0 The Listowel Banner 291.1660 The Wingham Advance -Times 357-2320. The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1 550 The Milverton Sun 595-8921. COUNTRY LOOK—Handsome floral print used for balloon window shades, skirt- ed table and love seat adds an inviting country look. Shades of blue and plum are used as accents in pillows. Fabric by John Wolf. Decor Score By Barbara Hartung Q. I'm attempting to re- furnish an L-shaped bed- room that is badly in need of freshening up. The largest section of the L contains the bed; a dresser and night - stands with the smaller leg of the L providing space for a chair and a small desk. I want to buy new furniture as well as new draperies, carpeting and wallcovering, and I want a traditional look,—N.R. A. You are fortunate to have a bedroom with a space for a sitting room. You might like t4 creat an English country ambience using English designs in dark mahogany — perhaps a. tester bed, a Queen Anne' chest and a writing table. Instead of a single chair in the sitting area., consdier a. petite love seat. Establish the charm of antique England with a pretty floral print in soft blues, mauves, rose and plum, for example, against a natural ground. This, floral could be used for your bed- spread, for a balloon window treatment and a skirt covering a table. Shades of blue or plum could be used in paint for your walls and for accents in the room. Your carpet could be a natural linen shade or a rug with, plenty of beige background and.a blue, plum and mauve design would be pleasant. Q. Our living room in our second -story condo is quite contemporary with two 1930s upholstered sofas in gold for the seating. March of Dimes PET program is expanded The floors are dark wood, walls are painted a pale gold - beige with the exception of one wall that is mirrored. Because of the mirror and quite a few accessories in the room, we have a very busy room. I am wondering what kind of window treatment I should have. I had earlier planned to put floral tiebacks at the windows but I am not sure now.—L.D.S. A. To cut down on the elements that stand out in your room and basically calm the room down, you would probably be happiest with plain draperies that would blend in with the wall color. You might select a sheer for under the draperies to give .you some privacy even by day and then top the sheer with tiebacks in the same color, allowing you to close the draperies if you wish. Mirrors do indeed add drama to a room in a very pronounced way. A richly subdued backgroul d will complement the reflection of your accessories and fur- nishings in the mirrored wall. The Ontario March of Dimes is presently ex- panding their community- based work skills training program into North Welling- ton County. The aim of the program is to help disabled adults acquire the skills needed to find employment. The Mount Forest work station will offer 4-8 weeks training in Maintenance and - or Housekeeping. An on-site work assistant will train and supervise a maximum of three people at one time. Upon completion of the training the individual will be assisted in finding em- ployment. Job follow-up will also be provided. The Kitchener -Waterloo work stations have been in operation since April 1984. They provide training in Fast Foods, Data Entry and Secretarial -Receptionist. Marg Scheid is the Co- ordinator of the Mount Forest work station. She can be reached at 141 Weber Street S. in Waterloo. Phone No. is 745-1940. Collect calls will be accepted.