Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question I have a co-worker who cannot get off his cell phone. He’s been counseled twice by management but still constantly talks on it while working. What is his problem? Alma, 51, Kempner, Texas Replies He’s a moron who won’t take “no” for an answer. Lisa, 39, Fort Worth, Texas Maybe it is obsessive-compulsive disorder. But . …
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Dare to Ask: So, are we really born this way?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Could sexual orientation be genetically pushed by excessive male or female hormones during pregnancy? Rod, 50, straight, Jacksonville Replies It could be hormonal, but we’ve had homosexual people around since history began to be written down and kept track of. There are also gay animal groups that don’t eat anything in order to alter their hormones. …
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By PHILLIP MILANO Question Is anyone else offended by the United States being taken over by the Spanish language? Customer service lines ask you to “Press 1 for English” – why? Glenda, 26, black, Cincinnati Replies I agree. The same administration that overlooked illegal Spanish immigrants is the same one giving them rights. It’s all politics. Peter, 21, black, Jacksonville …
Read More »Dare to Ask: OK to give your kids alcohol?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question What is the youngest age to give alcohol to your children? Is it OK if they get drunk? Baby Boomer, 45, male, Los Angeles Replies I can’t think of a single reason why letting your kids drink is a good idea. Dick, 42, Chicago I offer my daughter a sip of whatever adult beverage she cares …
Read More »Dare to Ask: A bicoastal bias against Midwest?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do people on the coasts think we in the Midwest are all unsophisticated, easy-going farm folk? Molly, 23, St. Louis, Mo. Replies About a dozen or so of my high school classmates have moved to the D.C./Baltimore area. They are now looking to move back. There are the same kinds of idiots living out there that …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Is education valued less by the poor?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question I teach in a low- to middle- class area and want to know why some parents seem to put little value on their children’s education. It kills me to see this happening to kids before they know what they could be capable of. Marita, 27, Athens, Ga. Replies My advice, as a psychologist, is find time …
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