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Dear Carla: Two individuals are attracted to each other. The female is in her late 40s and the guy is in his middle 20s. Is he way too young? They have had a mutual attraction for more than two years, but she feels a bit reserved about seeing him. He...

Dear Carla, I am so frustrated. How do you motivate a teenager to strive for excellence? I have two kids. Both are very active with their extra curricular activities and they both do well in school. Both have been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Defic...

Tasting a few wines blind with your friends may give you a better picture of what you may think of their actual worth and quality when not influenced by label, price, country of origin and so on. This is certainly the way most professional wine evalu...

Back one early December morning, I turn up at Horseshoe Bay for a run. It’s one of those beautiful days I can’t believe I’m the only person who gets to take advantage of. But I’m not quite alone today. There’s a silver-haired lady, I guess in her fif...

Dear Carla: I am a single mother of a son. My son’s father has hardly done much for him but recently he has served me with court documents wanting more access. Needless to say I am angry and upset. I have to be honest ... I am starting to resent my s...

Ifs and buts. There is an old saying that “if ifs and buts were pots and pans there’d be no need for tinkers.” How many times do any of us say or wish, “if only or it’s someone else’s responsibility!” The real message here is that you do not want to ...