When have you been in an accident where the other person involved blatantly lied to the police about what transpired?
Yup! 1978 I was under “daylight” driving restrictions (in one year I would be eligible for a regular...
What is the nastiest thing you had your wife do and she loved it?
At one point in our marriage, we had financial issues; Amy had lost her job, and mine was not bringi...
How should an atheist respond to a religious person who asks, "Why do you hate God?" What are some appropriate and inappropriate ways to answer this question?
Ah, the classic “Why do you hate God?” question—the conversational equivalent of asking, “Why do you...
A kid threw a stone at my car. I confronted his mom (who was nearby). She said, "You can't prove it was my son." How should I have reacted?
We raised our two children, Rachel and Jonathan, to come to us with any question and any issue that...
How do you cope when your mother doesn't love you?
My father died when I was 9. My 4 sisters and I were left with a mother who didn’t care about any of...
How can I stop overthinking and take action more quickly?
Read patiently to clear your mind of baseless overthinking. What is the use of thinking? What's the...
Why do gun owners feel the need to defend themselves with deadly weapons? Can they not just talk things out like civilized people do?
I’ve already posted this but let’s examine my “talking things out” with the two people who tried to...
Are the seasons in Ireland different from those in Scotland, England, and Wales? Or are they just milder versions of each other?
The jet stream brings the winds from the west eastward and much of the weather the Ireland experienc...
How do women feel when they are in love?
I wrote this entire essay purely for people who are interested in real life experiences, or you coul...
At what stage in your life did you realize, "No, I can't do this any more" and walk out? Why?
I'm the bastard son of an alcoholic mother who was always looking for love and that left no time for...
Why do trans people get so deeply offended when a stranger misgenders them, especially when it's a first encounter? I've been socially transitioned for 4 years and it just feels like a waste of energy to be so hurt by it.
I’m a transman with very long hair and no boobs any longer. I get misgendered all the time by my lon...
Has anyone experienced an out of the body experience, as a child, years before you had ever heard the term or understood the implications?
I tell people this nobody believes me…my memory starts out with me looking at my hands as I pull the...