13°c Overcast
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Swinging things better left unsaid
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I spent the Christmas and New Year's holiday with my folks. I always thought them quite conservative and typical of people from their era. Then what to my wandering eyes doth appear? Irrefutable evidence they are swingers! And it seems to me, after looking and reading through my father's desk, that they were at this long before we actually left home, usually occurring when they went on special U.S. holidays together. My jaw is on the ground. How do I face them with this? I can't just swallow this information and not say anything. How do I know my father is my father? What do you suggest for me, as I am at a loss? -- Son of Swingers? Winnipeg
Dear Son of Swingers: What do you hope to gain by discussing it with them, besides painful info and visuals that will give you bad dreams? Fair enough, you want to make sure of your parentage. So you might want to ask when this all started, or even demand blood tests. But beyond that, what do you really need to know? You won't get them to share anyway, unless one or both of your parents is blasé about it all and lets fly with some colourful info you never, ever wanted to possess. There's a reason why two generations don't want to share the details of their sex lives. It would be creepy if they did.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My kids are violent. They hit each other. I don't know where they got this because my wife and I have never hit them. But our two boys whack each other on the back and roll on the floor wrestling, and we caught our daughter with a stick, bashing her older brother. They do watch TV and play games, but this is not their life experience. What's going on? -- Peace-Loving Couple, St. Norbert
Dear Peace-Loving: Fighting is exciting. It's also part of your kids' overall life experience because of violent TV shows, movies and war games online. So they're trying it out -- and it has an added bonus of upsetting the old folks. By all means, don't let them fight in real life. Put them outside to scrap if they wish to continue. It's darn cold out there and not nearly as much fun. Make it very clear that all fighting you catch them doing will be aborted. Talk to them about your beliefs and better ways to settle differences. Then channel this energy into martial arts, where they will learn control and responsibility, too.
Questions or comments? Write Miss Lonelyhearts c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Wpg, R2X 3B6 or email lovecoach@hotmail.com
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 11, 2013 D5
Fact Check
Have you found an error, or know of something we’ve missed in one of our stories? Please use the form below and let us know.
More Diversions
- Back to Top
- Return to Diversions
More Diversions
(1 of 15 articles for this week)
Today's Horoscope
1:00 AM 0SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
MOON ALERT Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 5:15 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. After that the ...
Poll
Most Popular Diversions
- Negotiate deal with your wife that works for both of you
- Don't wear yourself out trying to win her back
- Today’s Horoscope
- Tell the building manager and the peep show will end
- Woman run over three times by her own car
- Tell your dad what you think
- Tell husband you're not talking to her... maybe tell him why
- Tell your 'best friend' to try women his age
- Veterinary surgeons remove basketball-sized hairball from tiger in US that stopped eating
- Today's horoscope
- Tell husband you're not talking to her... maybe tell him why
- Tell your dad what you think
- Don't wear yourself out trying to win her back
- Tell your 'best friend' to try women his age
- Tell the building manager and the peep show will end
- Negotiate deal with your wife that works for both of you
- You need to vent and cry, then write a tough review
- Today's horoscope
- Today's Horoscope
- Today’s Horoscope
- It was 'just' sex to him; he doesn't want you around
- Cheating ex-boyfriend not worth the heartache
- Go back to see him again, but keep eyes, ears open
- Time to pack up your new boobs, say goodbye?
- Tell your 'best friend' to try women his age
- Your praise made this nerd look like a stud
- You need to vent and cry, then write a tough review
- Tell husband you're not talking to her... maybe tell him why
- Ask your mother, but do it gently
- He's keeping his cross-dressing life in the trunk
- Veterinary surgeons remove basketball-sized hairball from tiger in US that stopped eating
- Woman run over three times by her own car
- Today's Horoscope
- Veterinary surgeons remove basketball-sized hairball from tiger in US that stopped eating
- Woman run over three times by her own car
- Durango, Colo., area couple gives up fight to keep catwalk for kitties to leave 2nd floor unit
- Woman, 80 accidentally swallows $5,000 diamond at Tampa, Fla., charity event
- US zoo looking into conception mystery after birth of anteater; no male in pen
- Today's Horoscope
- Calgary Stampede releases midway treats, including deep-fried butter
- Haiku horoscopes
- 2 pounds of loose skin removed from Obie, the formerly fat Oregon dog; lost 40 pounds on diet
- Ask your girlfriend to man up and level with you
- Albertan's $15.8M lottery win all because he listened to his wife
- Smokejumpers parachute into illegal marijuana garden in US national forest
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
Have Your Say
New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.