Family/Relationships
According to the authors of Freakonomics, people who purchase gym memberships overestimate their attendance by 70 percent. As a result, over $500 of the average annual cost of memberships is simply lining the pockets of gym owners - and doing absolutely nothing for your waistline.
You and your high schooler are invited to 8,000 graduation parties (seemingly). Is it bad form to skip some?
Dear Mr. Dad: I'm concerned about my mom. She's in her mid 60s and her hearing has been getting worse and worse. She doesn't participate in family discussions as much as she used to and she isn't nearly as engaged with my children. I've suggested getting hearing aids but she refuses to - she says they'll make her look old. Is there anything we can do?
I've been trying to work up some sympathy for these women who keep coming forward complaining that life is hard because they're too beautiful. I felt a tear welling about an hour ago, but it was just allergies.
Q: My husband's ex is always around and it drives me crazy. We still hang around the group of friends they had and she's there at every get together. The only ones she's not at are the ones we have at our house and there have been times when my new friends ask why she is not there! They have no kids together, so why does she have to be part of our lives?
Q: My husband was killed nearly a year ago, and my 11-year-old son is still having a difficult time with it. Before the accident, he was always cheerful and social and hardly ever complained. That still describes him, most of the time, but every now and again he slips into moods where he is just the opposite. These episodes occur once every couple of weeks and last for a couple of days, on average. I took him to see a therapist a while back, but I saw no change after three months of weekly sessions, so I took him out. When these moods happen, we talk about how special his dad was and how much he misses him, but I don't think I'm making any headway. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHICAGO - When it comes to advocating for her 8-year-old son's serious illness, Gelse Tkalec is on a much lonelier path than those strewn with pink ribbons and yellow bracelets.
This is a confusing time for parents who are chauffeurs to not only their children but also their children's friends. Children are passing along all kinds of legal information to one another about booster seats.
Rusty Wallace didn't know what to expect before the results of voting for the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 were announced Wednesday.
MEN IN BLACK 3
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rachael Mahoney is in the midst of a decade of loss. In the last few years, her father and her sister, her only sibling, died. Her marriage ended in divorce. And now her elderly mother's health is failing.
What should Jimmy do?
