My Question of the Day: Parents of a five-year-old are in a heated debate about how to handle an on-going situation with their daughter. Since birth, Dad has enjoyed sharing a bath with his baby girl. He liked the idea of being able to hold her and keep a watchful eye on her so that she didn’t slip in the water and drown. Mom was pleased to see Dad taking such an active role in the care of their daughter and sometimes all three would bathe together. It was fun family time.

About the age of three, Mom begin dropping the bug in Dad’s ear that he was going to have to stop bathing with their daughter next year because the little girl would be at the age where she would be curious about “boy parts” and “girl parts.” Dad scoffed and thought it was absurd to think he’d have to stop sharing this special bonding time in the bubbles with his daughter.

Age four came and went and still Dad and daughter were sharing a bath. Mom would hear them sharing their day and Dad would take this time to lovingly correct his daughter about different things that needed to be addressed. Still, Mom thinks it’s time for father and daughter to stop the shared baths.

What do you think?

My 2 Cents: I can appreciate that Dad wants to share some special time with his daughter, but it’s time to stop the co-bathing.

There are other ways to bond with your child(ren), and Dad needs to discover a new way to do so. His daughter is growing up and he’s messing with her age of innocence here.

He’s also messing with his own innocence. All he needs to happen is for his little girl to go to school and talk about how she shares a bath with her daddy and she’s seen his boy parts, etc.

Mom is going to have to be more proactive. Maybe she should bathe the little girl before Dad gets home, and eventually the daughter will get accustomed to bathing alone. Even if she puts up a fuss to begin with, if Mom sticks with it her daughter will eventually understand that this is the new system.

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My Question of the Day: Two coworkers, we’ll call them Andrea Vincent and Brian Paulson, are both up for the same promotion. So far, both employees have been performing at the same outstanding caliber of productivity. Their supervisor decides to have each of them do a 5-minute presentation on the company’s future success to determine who will get the promotion. They have two weeks to prepare.

Even though Andrea and Brian are neck and neck for the same promotion, Andrea is aware that Brian and her supervisor are friends from college, and they spend a lot of time together during off hours playing golf, hiking and attending sporting events. Although Andrea hasn’t witnessed her supervisor showing favoritism to Brian, she’s concerned nonetheless.

While the employees are preparing to give their presentations, Andrea receives a startling email that was sent to her by mistake. It just so happens that the president of the company is named Andrew Vincent (no relation), and the person who was trying to email him inadvertently sent the information to Andrea.

What’s startling about the email is that the information, if included in her presentation, will give Andrea the exact boost she needs to literally guarantee her the promotion over Brian Paulson.

What should she do?

My 2 Cents: The fruits of ill-gotten gains are usually never as sweet as we’d think they would be once we’ve bitten into them.

There’s no question in my mind that Andrea’s integrity is on the line with this one.

She should not use the information.

She should report the incident to her supervisor, so that he will know that she had the opportunity to win with an unfair advantage but she chose not to. That may win her favor when it comes to the promotion.

From the scenario, it sounds like her boss is fair-minded. If he weren’t, he’d just give the promotion to his college friend and that would be that.

Integrity is what we show, even when no one is watching. However, it’s been my experience that someone is always watching; always.

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My Question of the Day: A very attractive, single man goes into a bar alone to have a couple of drinks. While he’s there, he’s approached by a beautiful young lady, and they strike up a conversation. To the man, the lady looks too young to be in the bar, so he makes it a point to ask her age. She tells him she’s 22, and she even pulls out a driver’s license that shows the same information along with a photo that looks exactly like her.

Still a little skeptical, the man begins asking the young lady questions that he’s sure someone under 18 wouldn’t know. The young lady is on point and responds to all his questions correctly without missing a beat. Even with this, something in the back of his mind and the pit of his stomach is telling him the young lady isn’t as old as she claims. He, however, doesn’t see the harm in keeping company with her while he’s in the bar enjoying his drinks.

He notes that she is only drinking club soda and asks her why. She tells him that she drove to the bar and doesn’t want to take the chance of being pulled over for drinking and driving. He thinks to himself that the young lady is at least responsible.

After his second and last drink the man tells the young lady it’s time for him to get home, and the two of them leave the bar together. He walks the young lady to her car, and she tells him she enjoyed his company and asks him if she can follow him home for a cup of coffee.

Although his gut is telling him she may be underage, his mind is rationalizing that he’s being over cautious. What should he do?

My 2 Cents: Dude needs to follow his gut, period.

If something is telling him the young lady’s underage, then it’s better to err on the side of caution than to find out he was right at his arraignment for statutory rape.

If he’s really that interested in her, he should get her contact information and take the time to get to know her and about her. At some point it will become clear whether she’s been bluffing very well or if she’s telling the truth.

A rush to judgment either way isn’t good. He should take his time, if he’s really interested in her.

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My Question of the Day: There are 24, whole hours in one day, and it seems we hardly ever have enough time for all the things we’d like to accomplish. With that in mind, what is ONE (and only one) thing for which you’d like to have more time in your day?

My 2 Cents: The one thing for which I’d like to have more time in the day is touching base with family and friends.

Sitting on the phone for hours on end is just not a reality in my life right now, but I wish I had more time to do that, so I could keep in touch with the people.

I chat with people online, and I text with folks on my cell phone, but talking to them—hearing their voices and them hearing mine—is a “few and far between” form of communication for me.

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My Question of the Day: There are good dates and bad dates. Of course, we all would prefer the good dates. With that in mind, what was the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you on a date?

My 2 Cents: I have been searching my memory, and I can’t think of one embarrassing moment during a date, not even from high school. Thank goodness for drama-free dating!

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