Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip Milano Now that that fine decade is over, let’s start this one off even finer, with more Dare to Ask questions that need answering! Here’s the drill: Read what follows. Go to www.yforum.com. Search out these questions.Become distracted and check online for your most recent health care Explanation of Benefits. Cheer or weep. Start answering these questions. Accept …
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Dare to Ask: Why are American-born Asian children taller?
By Phillip Milano Question Why are American-born or American-raised Asian children taller than non-American born Asians? B., 25, Asian, San Diego Replies I, too, am taller than my mother and am catching up on my father. My mom agrees I ate much better than she did as a child, partly for financial reasons and partly because her generation had more …
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By Phillip Milano Question: As a short person, I’ve always wondered: What is it like to be tall? C.P., 21, female, Montreal Replies I am 6 feet tall. If I go to a concert, I always have a good view. I can reach the top shelf at the supermarket, and when I was pregnant, I hardly showed. However, with dating, …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Here’s perspective on the rainbow connections
By Phillip Milano Question I’m aware of the sticker culture among gay/lesbian/whomever (i.e. rainbow for gay/lesbian, black/blue with a red heart for SM/leather peeps). What puzzles me is when people affix their badge of pride upside-down or backward. Also, I would not purposefully affix a target to my vehicle for vandals. Kinsey, 26, gay male, San Francisco Replies Don’t expect …
Read More »Dare to Ask: White guys a liability on basketball courts?
By Phillip Milano Question I started at guard in high school and got offered a scholarship. Now when I play basketball at a gym and there are mostly black players, I can’t get the ball passed to me because I am white. Why is that? John, Jacksonville, N.C. Replies You suck. The only time you get the ball is when …
Read More »Dare to Ask: He dated daughter, now wants mom
By Phillip Milano Question I’m 36 and just broke up with a 20-year-old, Michele, who was too young for me. Though we were intimate, we are parting amicably. Her mother, Linda, is 37, divorced and as sweet as her daughter. I know Linda is very attracted to me, and though I think we’d make a great couple, we haven’t said …
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