You know you’re doing things right if they cringe or laugh at you. — I’m going to Vegas this summer, and I can’t wait to be the older woman that people ridicule as they’re walking down the strip. No doubt there’ll be twenty-somethings that laugh at my short skirt and stiletto heels. I’m sure there’ll also be a thirty-year-old who looks at me and…

Just so you know, I’m really hoping you don’t. — Know any good exorcists? If so, I’d like your recommendations ASAP. You see, there’s a demon inside me, and I’d sell everything I own to have someone send him back to Hell. I wish it were like the exorcisms in movies. You know, where the priest discovers the demon’s name…

You’re over the moon she agreed to a date. Here’s how to make her agree to a second one. — Congratulations. You finally did it. You asked her out, and she agreed. And now that she’s said yes, you feel both happy and terrified. After all, she’s given you the opportunity to make a connection, but it’s up to you to take advantage of it. You begin to panic. “What…

A tale of a teacher, learner, and wild child — I was voted “Most Likely to Be Famous” in my senior year of high school. Perhaps it was my penchant for the theater. Maybe it was the kohl eyeliner that rimmed my eyes and the scarlet lipstick that adorned my adolescent lips. Maybe it was just that, even then, teens…

Those A’s you think will help your child succeed in the real world? You might want to think again. — It’s that time of the year. Report card time. Maybe you look at your child’s grades and see straight “A’s.” You’re filled with pride. You believe your child has excelled and learned skills to rocket them to success after graduation. Then again, maybe you look at your child’s grades and…

Believe it or not teachers, there’s actually a way to improve student writing without burning yourself out in the process. — Do you assign lots of writing? Then pat yourself on the back. You deserve to be praised. Why? Only the most dedicated teachers prioritize writing. Unfortunately, I’m sure you’re aware that even though all teachers know the importance of writing, many let it fall by the wayside.

For over a decade, they ran to us. Now they’re running away, and it’s excruciating. — “There is an ocean of silence between us…and I am drowning in it.” — Ranata Suzuki For most parents, the teen years are challenging and painful. …

You can always go back, but I doubt you’ll want to. — A terrible envy rises from within. That’s what I feel watching my sister-in-law. She wades in the murky, muddy waters of the lake, smiling her gap-toothed smile. …

Saying male victims are getting a taste of their own medicine is absolutely disgusting. — Sloshed. Plastered. Out of her freakin’ mind. That was “Pamela” when she sat down at my poker table in Vegas. I pitied her at first, because anyone who plays poker in “Sin City” knows intoxication is financial suicide. Unfortunately, Pamela was too tanked to care. As a matter of fact…