DEAR HARRIETTE: My child has duped me, and it doesn't feel good. She has always been an excellent student – up until this semester. One class in particular has been tough for her, and her grades reflect her struggle. I have asked her about it repeatedly, including trying to find out if we should get a tutor to help her do better. She has shrugged off all of my suggestions, but the grade has stayed the same. She says she hates her teacher.
DEAR HARRIETTE: The mother of the kids I babysit is consistently coming home late. She is a single mother with two children. It's been really hard to want to continue working for her when I feel like she isn't respectful of my time. I didn't think much of it when she came home late the first few times, but she's been doing it every night for a few months now. This is the only issue I've had with this family, but it's a significant one. What should I do? –Come Home
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I have been trying, for as long as I can remember and with limited success, to learn Spanish.
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scurrying to come up with legislation that will, if nothing else, try to convince voters they are doing something about the rash of mass shootings that are taking place – including two this week in Oklahoma.
Donald Trump tried to purge two Georgia Republicans — Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — for committing one unpardonable sin: standing up to the former president and telling the truth, that he lost the state to Joe Biden by more than 11,000 votes.
For all the speculation that goes on around Donald Trump and the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, it's possible, even likely, that the more intense battle will be among Democrats. A new poll from Mark Penn, the former Clinton strategist who runs the Harvard-Harris Poll, suggests President Joe Biden's support among Democrats is significantly weaker than Trump's support among Republicans. And that could lead to chaos on the Democratic side.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My ex is dating someone who looks exactly like me. I know that it is common to have preferences when it comes to appearance, but I think that it is strange for him to date a woman who looks so similar to me. Several people have pointed out our similarities. I know that it doesn't have much to do with me, but it is so obvious that I feel the need to say something to my ex about it. Should I mention it? Is it wrong that I am bothered by this? – Similarities
•Any serious baker will agree: Don't open the oven door when cooking at home. When you finally get your oven preheated to the temperature you need, place whatever you're roasting or baking inside and leave the door closed. Each time you open and close the oven door, the inside cools by about 25 degrees. Not only does that waste energy, but it also increases the overall cooking time, and it can even affect the outcome of your cooking. Instead of opening the door to check the progress of your food, turn on the oven light and peek through the window.
If April is the cruelest month – as T.S. Eliot and thousands of amateur dinner-table philosophers have attested – then May may be the most poignant month.