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Respecting others’ beliefs

Q. My mom has a new boyfriend. I’m wrestling with feeling jealous. I never knew my dad, although my mom speaks highly of him. I don’t contradict her, but I think to myself, if heÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ so great, where is he? ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strange to grow up without a father but I’m used to it. SheÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ never had a ...

Finding support for career decisions

Q.My grandpa stepped on my dream last night. He lives with us and what he says goes. I want to act. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be in theater. I’ve been in every school play, and I dream of acting for my lifeÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ work. My family gathered together to watch the Oscars ...

Parenting with passion, commitment

Q. You were my teacher/mentor when I had a baby as a teen. That child is almost 21 and I have a 2-year-old. My husband is a great dad and gives compliments to my parenting. He sees the rest of my family and tells me that I’ve broken the cycle of poor parenting. If thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ true, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

Snow day frustrations

Q.: I hate snow days. Wait a minute, let me explain. I hate the kind of snow days we have now. I don’t care if you call them remote learning or flexible instruction days or remote instruction days, they are horrible! I’m the kind of student who needs to be in the same room with my teachers. ...

Ask Mary Jo

Our WashingtonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Got Talent 15th annual fundraiser is Saturday, Jan. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Chartiers-Houston High School. Traditionally, we ask our finalists the following questions: Please tell me why you enjoy performing? What does performing in WGT mean to you? Where do you see yourself in ...

Address puberty with transparency, love

Q: I’m not a teen, but I’m the parent of a 12-year-old. When I was 12, I took a class you taught about growing up. It was on a Saturday morning at the hospital, and I gave my mom a really hard time about going. You met a group of kids and parents in the lobby and chatted with us, and by the ...