We’ve just finished dealing with the school Science Fair assignment. The directions were handed out just prior to Winter break, coinciding beautifully with the end of semester for me, and my extended stay in Sydney for family reasons. I got back the day after school started to a child with the project begun only in my child’s head. No materials, no nothing. This, my friends, is payback. I... 

Most of us have lost and found money at some stage, in various amounts. In today’s world where plastic money is far more prevalent than any other, you might carry far less cash with you – and if you find a credit card on the ground, it doesn’t have the same effect as finding cash. Few of us would pick up a credit card and think “jackpot”. However, finding unattended... 

The FBI estimates that there are over 200 million privately owned guns in the USA – and that one in every four people has one. So that means it’s pretty likely that at least one family in your child’s class has guns in their home. If your child is having playdates and sleepovers, then should you be asking about the guns in the home? How do you ask about guns? What would you do if... 

If you knew your friend’s husband was having an affair? Who would you tell? Why (aka how I justify this to myself)? Maybe you wouldn’t say anything at all. Perhaps it’s easier to stick your fingers in your ears and just pretend it will go away. I think that’s a perfectly understandable response when your friend’s future and happiness is at stake. Maybe your decision will...