Q. I pretty much grew up with school shootings and lockdown drills. This one in Dayton brought it close to home because one of our own was senselessly murdered.I’m connecting with you today because I could always talk with you when I was young. If possible, I’d like you to put this in your ...
Q:I’m a new teacher and I learn a great deal from you columns. I’m curious. Will you answer two questions of mine. The first question is, where do you get your questions? They’re so varied and interesting. And, two, how do you answer them? Do you have a routine? I want to answer my ...
Q.I’m going to just be blunt. My kid smells! He’s 10 and I cannot interest him in hygiene. Getting him to brush his teeth is a battle. I tell him to take a shower and he acts like I cut off his arm. I know it’s not just him because when his buddies are over it smells like a locker room. ...
Q.What if I have sex with a girl and she doesn’t like it and later accuses me of rape? I haven’t had sex, but this worries me. I asked my parents, and my mom said not to worry about something like that because very few women lie about rape. My dad said you can’t trust women, which made my ...
Q.My teen won’t sleep, which is ironic because as a baby and toddler he was such a good sleeper my friends were jealous! I’d put him down in the crib, say goodnight, and he’d sleep. Easy-peasy. Now he’s 14 and he’s up all night. I’ve taken his phone, his tablet and his computer each ...
Q.This summer is going to be so hard. My parents separated three years ago and I kinda got used to it. My dad also disappeared from my life. I saw him two Christmases but that’s it. Now, here they go and get divorced, and my dad is back, and he got shared custody of me and my little brother. ...
