Dear Dr. Sadie,
I really hate getting my hair cut. The sound of the scissors near my ears drives me nuts, and I mourn as all the little hairs flitter to the floor. I feel like I'm losing a part of me.
I haven't had a haircut in 15 years. My hair has gotten so long and out of control that I sometimes step on it when I walk. What should I do?
- Rapunzel
Maybe you should ask the barbs, the people who work at the hair shop, to not cut your ears. Maybe you could put some yellow dye into your hair and then put red dye in your hair, and then you could put white letters in your hair that say "stop cutting by my ears."
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Channeling Martha Stewart
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I have been saving my money for years, and I'm finally able to buy my dream home. Do you have any decorating tips for me?
- Excited First-Timer
Yeah! Maybe you could put up a big flower bouquet on the ceiling. You could put glittering snowflakes on the floor. You could ask your husband if he wants to go with you to JoAn's fabrics to get some ribbons and lace. You could hang them up with the flower bouquets.
You could try to make the house look like Dorothy's house. You could make a cardboard house outside, and all the kids could come and use their imaginations to make it fun. Everyone is invited. In our house, we don't say, "you can't play."
I have been saving my money for years, and I'm finally able to buy my dream home. Do you have any decorating tips for me?
- Excited First-Timer
Yeah! Maybe you could put up a big flower bouquet on the ceiling. You could put glittering snowflakes on the floor. You could ask your husband if he wants to go with you to JoAn's fabrics to get some ribbons and lace. You could hang them up with the flower bouquets.
You could try to make the house look like Dorothy's house. You could make a cardboard house outside, and all the kids could come and use their imaginations to make it fun. Everyone is invited. In our house, we don't say, "you can't play."
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Unwanted Nickname
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I am in the 4th grade. My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very nice, but also very old. He sometimes forgets things, and we have to remind him of things all the time - things like when it's time to go to lunch or gym or the bus. Mostly it's all right, but he also forgets my name.
Actually, he forgets all of our names. He just calls everyone "Charlie." I really don't like being called Charlie. My name is Jennifer. How do I get him to stop?
- Not Charlie
You should tell him everyone's name. You need to remind him over and over and over again. You could say, "this one's name is Maggie," and he would say, "I'm sorry, Maggie."
If you keep telling him over and over, he will remember. When I'm in pre-school, I sometimes forget what my job is - like whether I'm the line leader or the caboose. The caboose is the end of the line, and the leader is at the front, but the teacher is in front of the line leader. When I forget my job, I tell the teacher I forgot, and she tells someone to go to the morning meeting spot (where we usually read books in the morning), and they check to see what my job is.
You could write down what the kids' actual names are, then whenever the teacher has trouble figuring out the names, he could go to where he keeps that piece of paper, he would remember the names.
I am in the 4th grade. My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very nice, but also very old. He sometimes forgets things, and we have to remind him of things all the time - things like when it's time to go to lunch or gym or the bus. Mostly it's all right, but he also forgets my name.
Actually, he forgets all of our names. He just calls everyone "Charlie." I really don't like being called Charlie. My name is Jennifer. How do I get him to stop?
- Not Charlie
You should tell him everyone's name. You need to remind him over and over and over again. You could say, "this one's name is Maggie," and he would say, "I'm sorry, Maggie."
If you keep telling him over and over, he will remember. When I'm in pre-school, I sometimes forget what my job is - like whether I'm the line leader or the caboose. The caboose is the end of the line, and the leader is at the front, but the teacher is in front of the line leader. When I forget my job, I tell the teacher I forgot, and she tells someone to go to the morning meeting spot (where we usually read books in the morning), and they check to see what my job is.
You could write down what the kids' actual names are, then whenever the teacher has trouble figuring out the names, he could go to where he keeps that piece of paper, he would remember the names.
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