DR. WALLACE: In one of your answers to a guy in Kansas who was shy and had never been on a date, you said, "some girls in his town are just waiting for someone like you to ask them out."
How dare you say that! Maybe girls did that when you were a teen, but not today. If we are not dating, we are with friends, volunteering our services for the betterment of our communities, enjoying a hobby or working out to stay in shape.
Just thought you might need to be updated. — Active Annie, Topeka, Kansas
ANNIE: Thanks for the update. I promise to be more careful in the future.
YOU BOTH USED VERY POOR JUDGEMENT
DR. WALLACE: Last night, I heard the bad news that my girlfriend has been grounded for five weeks. Last Saturday night, I went to her house to watch a video. Because she became bored with the movie, we went downstairs to the family game room to play Nintendo and just talk.
Her parents must've thought I went home because they didn't come down to the game room to tell me that it was time for me to go home. We talked until 1:30 a.m. We both fell asleep and didn't wake up until 2:30. That's when I went home. There was no "hanky-panky."
The next day, her parents found out about this, and she was grounded for a week. I blamed myself for dozing off because I had been up early that morning.
Later on, it so happened that my girlfriend started laughing at her mother when her mom was having a discussion with her little brother. This made her mother very angry and she added another month to the punishment.
I find this a little harsh! First of all, she was grounded for a small mistake, then punished severely only because she laughed. Your comments, please! — Anonymous, via email
ANONYMOUS: You and your girlfriend demonstrated very poor judgment. Even if there was no "hanky-panky," it was inconsiderate to stay at her house until 1:30 a.m. and terribly rude to fall asleep at someone else's house if not invited to spend the night.
I guess your girlfriend's mother was overly upset because she thought her daughter was making fun of her. Most times, laughter is a positive reaction, but there is a time and a place for everything, and laughing when her mom is in a "discussion" with her younger brother was out of place. I agree with the five weeks of grounding.
Besides, the punishment of a daughter by her parents is their concern and really none of your business!
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