Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do some parents have their infant’s ears pierced? Why risk the child pulling her ears or getting an infection? T., 20, female, Macomb, Ill. Replies I think it is just plain selfish to get an infant’s ears pierced. That baby does not come out of the womb saying, “Mummy, I do think that a dazzling …
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Dare to Ask: Gay men and lesbians: No love lost?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do some queens hate lesbians? You would think we would support each other. Imari, 47, lesbian, Austin, Texas Replies Because most queens care about one thing: themselves. They don’t like straight people, they don’t like bisexuals and they certainly don’t like lesbians. . . . They are a main reason the gay community has a …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Wash the dishes, then rinse, right?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question I’m an American in a foreign country that has a lot of British ex-pats. I notice when they do dishes, they usually don’t rinse them. Why? It seems strange – wanting to eat off dishes with soap scum all over them. Susan, 35, Istanbul, Turkey Replies I don’t know, either, and I’m a Brit! I was …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Debating (older) age and driving
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do most older people feel it’s wrong for society to ask them not to drive? S.W., 20, female, Johnson City, Tenn. Replies My grandmother is a decent driver, but her boyfriend is terrible. He speeds, flips the bird and goes on a tirade if he’s cut off. . . . He is a danger to everybody …
Read More »Dare to Ask: What’s all the shouting about?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Many times when a person is exhibiting symptoms of Tourette’s syndrome, they make sounds like loud noises or barks, or utter racial slurs or obscenities. What would they use verbally, if these people had never heard obscenities or certain slurs? Jay, Jacksonville Replies Well, Tourette’s isn’t about saying “dirty” words, it’s about saying ones that are …
Read More »Dare to Ask: We sense tension over massage therapy
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why aren’t massage therapists recognized as having any value in the health industry? I get snubbed by chiropractors, physical therapists and occupational therapists when I inquire about employment. Mary, 25, Springfield, Vt. Replies Well, as a PT major, a lot of people asked me if I would be getting into massage therapy. I wanted no part …
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