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Ask Kari: How can I encourage better parent supervision of our neighborhood children?

by Kari O'Neill | Aug 20, 2015 | Ask Kari

Dear Kari, I am getting tired of the children in our neighborhood being left unsupervised. Lately, since it is summer and school is out, I noticed that more parents are allowing their children to play outside, which I understand, but some of the kids are too young to...

Ask Kari: After only dating men, could I be attracted to my same-sex coworker?

by Kari O'Neill | Nov 15, 2014 | Ask Kari

Dear Kari, I have an unusual situation going on. I have been spending a lot of time with a friend at work and I really like her, almost too much. I am a female and I consider myself heterosexual, but sometimes when we hang out and lay near each other watching...

Ask Kari: How can I move forward after my son lied about being gay?

by Kari O'Neill | Apr 15, 2014 | Ask Kari

Dear Kari, My son who is twenty recently told me he is gay and that his best friend is actually his boyfriend. I feel like he has been hiding the truth from me, as a few times in the past I asked him if he was gay and he denied it. I feel like I have always been...

Ask Kari: Should I get a therapist to help “fix” my gay daughter?

by Kari O'Neill | Sep 15, 2013 | Ask Kari

Dear Kari, My 17 year-old daughter thinks that she is gay. She had been hanging out with a new female friend who is gay, and apparently they have begun a “relationship”. I am beside myself, we are a Christian family and this is against God’s beliefs. I have forbid her...

Ask Kari: I don’t condone my sister’s gay lifestyle and now she won’t speak to me — what should I do?

by Kari O'Neill | Jul 15, 2013 | Ask Kari

Dear Kari, My sister is gay and has a partner that she lives with. I love her, she’s my sister, but I don’t condone her lifestyle and I do not want to include her partner in events with my family. There is nothing wrong with her partner; I just don’t want my children...
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