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Ask Micah. A Different Kind Of Advice Column. The Leech Dear Micah, I’ve got a girlfriend in her thirties who’s still supported by Daddy.  She works in a job where there’s no future and doesn’t make very much.  Her Dad pays her rent and all utilities and car expenses.  She uses her earnings for clothes… Read More

Where There’s Smoke… Dear Micah, I have recently discovered that my daughter is smoking.  She is 15 years old and this is not all right with me.  I have grounded her.  I have taken things away from her.  I have done all I know to do but she still manages to get cigarettes and smokes… Read More

Mean Girls Micah, My daughter is 11 and you know how much any little thing can affect an 11 yr old.  She was not invited to a classmate’s sleepover party and she took it pretty hard.  I thought about calling the classmate’s mother to get my daughter invited before the party happened but my husband… Read More

A Different Kind of Advice Column Prep School Dear Micah, You wrote something one week about private school vs public school.  Do you not consider preparatory school as an educational option?  I’ve been considering whether or not prep school is a good way to give my son a safe start in life.  I’m fortunate enough… Read More

A Different Kind of Advice Column Hey Micah, Could you settle a disagreement with my friend and me?  She says that its rude to come over to someone’s house unexpectedly no matter who you are.  I say that if I’m your best friend then I get to drop by without notice to surprise my friend. … Read More

A Different Kind of Advice Column. Another Vigilante Vegetarian Dear Micah, My vegetarian mother-in-law told our son that meat is full of bacteria and that it’s unhealthy for him to digest. This made me furious but my wife told me to keep quiet and let her handle it. She’s a good mother-in-law in many ways… Read More

The Real Meaning of Christmas Dear Micah, Every time I turn around my kids are adding more stuff to their Christmas list.  They don’t seem to get what the real meaning of the holiday is about.  I agree with Charlie Brown that the day is too commercialized.  It wasn’t like this when I was a… Read More

Restaurant Wars Dear Micah, A big dream for my husband and me has been to open a restaurant.  My father-in-law said he’d co-sign a loan for us but I don’t know if I want him that involved in our business.  He’s a nice man but he tends to try to run things.  We can do… Read More

A Different Kind of Advice Column. Roll Tide Roll Dear Micah, I have a kinda unique problem.  My husband has gone Alabama Football crazy.  We just moved to Birmingham this summer from Washington (the State not the capital).  He’s from Alabama and we moved to be closer to his family.  I never knew my husband… Read More

The Tale of the Bully Dear Micah, What do you think I should do about a bully situation at my son’s school.  He is getting picked on and it’s a problem.  With all in the news right now about that poor boy that killed himself it’s made me afraid.  My son doesn’t talk about it… Read More

A Different Kind of Advice Column. Drink It Up Dear Micah, What do you think of a mom and dad that sit up and drink at night every night after the kids go to bed?  My sister and her husband say there’s nothing wrong with their unwinding and having a few drinks after the kids… Read More