Rudeness
Is cursing at parents standard fare for teens?
Dear Straight Talk: A dear friend struggling with single parenting called to tell me that his daughter said, "F– you," to him at dinner. She is 14. I burst out laughing and told him welcome to raising teenagers. He is still mad at…
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Teen drivers experience profiling by cops
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m a new driver and was pulled over for something I didn’t do. I was so nervous I hardly defended myself — and when I tried, the officer told me I…
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Girls’ bathroom brings out worst manners
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: My sister is disabled and uses a wheelchair. She needs help in the bathroom so I arrange to meet her in the girls’ bathroom at school. Obviously, we need to use…
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Millennials might be next “Greatest Generation”
DEAR READERS: What’s wrong with the world? How can we improve it? Here is Part II of the panel’s vision for 2010. As I said last week, the Millennial Generation are old souls when it comes to understanding…
