Carolyn Hax: Readers dish on parenting, divorce, treatment of the disabled

While I’m away, readers give the advice.On being the parent your kids need you to be:When our daughter, a student/athlete and honor graduate, began to explore enlisting in the Army, it came as a total surprise, and not just to us. But it was also something that she had done completely on her own — exploring the alternative to “sitting four more years.” Were we happy? No; she had scholarships and excellent college options. But we tried to choose our words carefully, and keep them few by listening to her talk about how and why she was considering this change in direction.Read full article >>

















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