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How Do Kids View Themselves? This Survey Shares the Answers
[ad_1] There are likely droves of educators who find themselves wishing they could take a peek inside their students’ minds to find out, “What the heck are you thinking?” Some of those answers were made available last month when the Boys & Girls Clubs of America released its annual survey of kids and teens ages ... -
What Schools Tell Us About Our Bodies — and How It Impacts Students
[ad_1] Usually, when I begin writing an essay, I’m hopeful, or at least determined. Not this time. I’m making myself write this essay, even though it scares me. Writing about bodies – about my body – scares me. Our bodies are so sexualized and commodified that talking about them in school or in relation to ... -
Dear Abby: Before he met me, my husband did something I feel was morally repugnant
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant: He solicited a prostitute. When he committed this act, he was going through a dark period in his life. He was divorcing a woman who had cheated and left him for another man, raising ... -
Defense Business Brief: Congress’ to-do list; Tradeshow season; Record number of foreign deals approved; and a bit more.
[ad_1] The early morning traffic jam of commuters slowly making their way across the 14th Street Bridge was a not-so-welcome reminder of what I feel is one of Washington’s busiest weeks of the year. Now begins the four-week sprint to see if Congress can pass a spending measure to keep the government open past Sept. ... -
Dear Abby: I’m certain at some point I’ll be blamed for keeping my husband away from his daughter
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “Frank” for 2 1/2 years. We met and married quickly. Best decision ever. We each had raised two daughters as single parents with different parenting styles. Our girls now range in age from 30 to 33. They are adults with lives and children of their own. My ... -
Dear Abby: Husband spends money on going to breakfast but squawks about the cost of freezing eggs
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: My husband is tired of paying to keep my eggs frozen. He has seven children of his own. I know utility costs are through the roof these days, but I can’t disagree with him more. He meets up with his friends at the breakfast joint every weekend, and they drop a lot ... -
Dear Abby: Husband is mad his wife would rather not share a hotel suite with family she’s never met
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 23 years. We are both originally from Europe. He hasn’t seen his brother in 25 years, so we are planning to go on vacation near where his brother is currently living with his girlfriend. My husband will pay for them, as they can’t afford ... -
Dear Abby: Insensitive comments push mom toward plastic surgery
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I had my daughter later in life. I was almost 41. I am no beauty queen, but now, 12 years later, I have been asked by two different people if I am my daughter’s grandmother. It was so upsetting, I cried for weeks. I have always been self-conscious about my looks. My ...
