#Ann April 14

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For the month of April several of us are taking on the “30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge“. Today’s dialog is about one of the many pieces of advice ANN Landers gave to readers.

Ann Landers was the pen name given to Ruth Crowley by the Chicago Tribune in 1943 for a column called “Ask Ann Landers”. That column was part of the Tribune from 1943-2002. In 1955 Crowley died and Esther “Eppie” Lederer took over. Lederer wrote the column up until 2002.

Eppie had a twin sister named Pauline Esther who would go on to author a similar advice column for the San Francisco Chronicle called “Dear Abby”. With both of them having a similar career path it resulted in tension between the two.

April Conversation Challenge

The overarching aim for the 30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge is to engage or to repeat conversations and disseminate them. Whether these conversations hold valuable lessons, shareable insights, or are simply a mishmash of thoughts, the goal remains to foster connection and potential learning experiences for all involved.

Rules of the Challenge

First brevity is the key. Second it is not necessary to fully identify the parties involved but writing it like a script might be helpful. Third the conversations being shared can come from personal experiences, books, films, TV shows, or are imaginations.

Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

April 14th-Ann’s advice on your age

When you author an advice column for six decades you cover a lot of topics. Sometimes you revisit the same ones multiple times. That was the case with both “Ask Ann Landers” and “Dear Abby“.

One of those common denominators was age. Below is Ann’s conversation to the readers on what you learn at different stages of life.

“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us… at age 40, we don’t care what they think of us… at age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.”