It Will Only Get Worse

Dear Short Answers: My daughter graduates from kindergarten next week.  I am happy to celebrate the moment but the school she attends is having a full-blown “graduation” with cap & gown, diplomas, speeches — it’s crazy.  And they are selling tickets to the event for $100 EACH!!!!!  I don’t want to scar my daughter for [...]

Reproductions

Dear Short Answers: I am expecting a baby in June. If it’s a boy, my husband wants to call him John, after himself. What do you think of the practice of naming children after a living and present parent? Expectant Mom Dear Mom: Although this is a common custom in many cultures, we remain dubious.  [...]

Dues Paid

Dear Short Answers: Hillary Clinton is the most popular politician in America. Why is that? Wondering Why Dear WW: It’s a country western song!  She suffered many indignities (most hated first lady, cheating husband, working for her former adversary) and held  it together  with  some grace. Not to mention raising a lovely daughter in the [...]

Reach Out and Call Someone

Dear Short Answers: My kids didn’t even call on Christmas day. What did I do wrong? Mom Dear Mom: You did nothing wrong … they did.  On the other hand, if you really wanted to speak to them, is your dialing finger broken? 1 person likes this post. Unlike

Judgment Call

Dear Short Answers: What is the right age to allow teenagers to date? Mom Dear Mom: It depends on the teenager and it depends on the date. However, we do believe that there is safety in numbers, and the parent’s right to say “no.” Like Unlike

If You’re Not Part of the Solution

Dear Short Answers: My neighbor has two small children (around 10 or 12 years old I think). When they come home from school every day, they have to wait outside in the front yard until their mother comes home to unlock the front door. Now that it’s getting colder, I am worried about them. Should [...]

Faulty Syllogism

Dear Short Answers: Why am I afraid to get married? Everyone else I know is finally doing it and my boyfriend would probably say “yes” if I asked him but I am really afraid that all the good stuff we have together will disappear if we actually get married. Why can’t we just have a [...]

The Basics

Dear Short Answers: I have 3 grandchildren who NEVER write thank you’s. I wouldn’t even object to an email or phone thank you.  My friends tell me not to bother buying for them, but I LOVE to do so….Birthday’s, Halloween, Valentines, etc.  I take a lot of time choosing exactly what they would like and [...]

What’s the Problem?

Dear Short Answers: A neighbor of mine came to a holiday party at my home (lots of children in attendance) with a guest, whom I later found out was a prostitute. She wasn’t invited, and very obviously didn’t want to be there. He claims he didn’t know her lifestyle “before”, but that she did reveal [...]

Easy One

Dear Short Answers: I invited a couple to a cocktail party starting at 8:00 pm. They brought their 4 month old daughter. They spent the entire night trying to stop her from crying. I invited the same couple to a costumed Halloween cocktail party at 8:00 pm.  Invite stated “A night of adult fun, no [...]

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