Dear Dr. Sadie,
I've heard, that you will start kindergarten soon. That sounds really
exciting, will there be new students? Because I'll soon start at a new
school and I'm a little nervous on how to make friends. I know you have a
lot of friends because you are a wonderful person, uhm I mean princess
of course. So I was wondering if you have some super secret tips on how
to make friends with new people?
I love you lots and I'm sending hugs and kisses,
your big sister,
Feli
I just try them to ask them questions about themselves. You actually need to know friends more than just their name and favorite color. You actually have to know them to be friends. So you have to make friends by talking to them and getting them to tell you some interesting things about themselves, and then you can become great friends with them.
Maybe if they don't talk much, you can ask them questions in sign language. If they know sign language, they can sign back. And maybe if they say "water coffee" with their hands (like my friend did), you can just laugh.
I love you so much, Feli. I miss you so much, too. I can't wait until you come back.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Birthday Blues
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I am having a birthday soon. It's not a milestone birthday or anything, but I find myself feeling old, depressed and generally sad about aging. What can I do to shake the birtday blues?
- Feeling Older but not Wiser
Maybe you should try to not feel sad. Sometimes you forget how sad you are when you're having a lot of fun.
If you want to have a good birthday, you should have a lot of fun. You could decorate a lot of placemats and have a fancy party. I'm getting older, too, and I like big, boomy birthdays. A "boomy" birthday is big and exciting. You could have fireworks and get crazy. That sounds fun to me.
I am having a birthday soon. It's not a milestone birthday or anything, but I find myself feeling old, depressed and generally sad about aging. What can I do to shake the birtday blues?
- Feeling Older but not Wiser
Maybe you should try to not feel sad. Sometimes you forget how sad you are when you're having a lot of fun.
If you want to have a good birthday, you should have a lot of fun. You could decorate a lot of placemats and have a fancy party. I'm getting older, too, and I like big, boomy birthdays. A "boomy" birthday is big and exciting. You could have fireworks and get crazy. That sounds fun to me.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Boy Crazy
Dear Dr. Sadie,
How do you know if a boy likes you?
- Wondering
If he spends tons and tons of time with you, he likes you. I wonder if you want this boy. You're a girl, of course. So I think you want this boy to like you.
He should say nice things about you and go on dates with you. You should go out to eat to a restaurant. I think you should go to McDonalds. They serve such good food like Chicken Nuggets. And it comes with prizes. If you want to win a prize, go to McDonalds. [Singing] Old McDonald had a farm, EIEIO. I guess they named the restaurant after the song. Who does something like that - naming a restaurant after a song? My friend Errol named a Lego after me, so I guess it's OK.
How do you know if a boy likes you?
- Wondering
If he spends tons and tons of time with you, he likes you. I wonder if you want this boy. You're a girl, of course. So I think you want this boy to like you.
He should say nice things about you and go on dates with you. You should go out to eat to a restaurant. I think you should go to McDonalds. They serve such good food like Chicken Nuggets. And it comes with prizes. If you want to win a prize, go to McDonalds. [Singing] Old McDonald had a farm, EIEIO. I guess they named the restaurant after the song. Who does something like that - naming a restaurant after a song? My friend Errol named a Lego after me, so I guess it's OK.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Dr. Sadie Gets Creative
Dear Dr. Sadie,
All my life, all I ever wanted was to be an inventor. I worked menial jobs and raised my family, but now I have the chance to follow my dream. I've set up a workshop in the basement, and it's time to get inventing. There's only one problem. I don't know what to invent.
Can you help me, Dr. Sadie? What's the greatest thing anyone's ever invented? What does the world need for someone to invent now?
- Apparently Not Edison
You should invent a spring that you can jump up and down with so you can get up to windows and put stickers on them.
You should be an inventor like Flint Lockwood (ed. note: from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs). He invented a machine that turns water into food.
Maybe you should make a wood chipper that chops wood all by itself.
Maybe you could make a letter-maker machine that puts real letters together to make words, like the whole alphabet.
All my life, all I ever wanted was to be an inventor. I worked menial jobs and raised my family, but now I have the chance to follow my dream. I've set up a workshop in the basement, and it's time to get inventing. There's only one problem. I don't know what to invent.
Can you help me, Dr. Sadie? What's the greatest thing anyone's ever invented? What does the world need for someone to invent now?
- Apparently Not Edison
You should invent a spring that you can jump up and down with so you can get up to windows and put stickers on them.
You should be an inventor like Flint Lockwood (ed. note: from Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs). He invented a machine that turns water into food.
Maybe you should make a wood chipper that chops wood all by itself.
Maybe you could make a letter-maker machine that puts real letters together to make words, like the whole alphabet.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
What's in a Name?
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I come from a large family. I am one of seven brothers and sisters. I'm the 5th in the line, and I'm 8 years old. Being so close to the end, without being the youngest means that I don't get heard very often. When we argue and fight, my oldest brother, Mike, or my youngest sister, Lisa, usually get their way.
We just brought home a new dog. He's very cute and loving, but we can't agree on what to name him. I thought that this time, instead of arguing until Mike and Lisa win, you could settle it for us. So what should we name the new dog?
- Middle Child
You could name the dog Sally. Sally is a very pretty name. I thought you'd like to give the dog a pretty name. Is the dog pretty?
You could name the dog Woofie. That's a good name for a boy dog.
Sometimes people name dogs after people who are really special. You could name your dog after someone special. My family has a great dog named Spike (ed. note: an 85-pound Basset Hound, and the coolest dog ever). You could name your dog after him.
You could also name your dog Roger, after Mr. Rogers. He's a pretty cool person. He's the coolest person in the world.
I come from a large family. I am one of seven brothers and sisters. I'm the 5th in the line, and I'm 8 years old. Being so close to the end, without being the youngest means that I don't get heard very often. When we argue and fight, my oldest brother, Mike, or my youngest sister, Lisa, usually get their way.
We just brought home a new dog. He's very cute and loving, but we can't agree on what to name him. I thought that this time, instead of arguing until Mike and Lisa win, you could settle it for us. So what should we name the new dog?
- Middle Child
You could name the dog Sally. Sally is a very pretty name. I thought you'd like to give the dog a pretty name. Is the dog pretty?
You could name the dog Woofie. That's a good name for a boy dog.
Sometimes people name dogs after people who are really special. You could name your dog after someone special. My family has a great dog named Spike (ed. note: an 85-pound Basset Hound, and the coolest dog ever). You could name your dog after him.
You could also name your dog Roger, after Mr. Rogers. He's a pretty cool person. He's the coolest person in the world.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Higher Office
Hi Dr. Sadie,
I am five years old and in Kindergarten. I really want to be President of the United States one day. What should I do so that I can be President one day?
- Future Executive
Try really hard to grow up to be nice and kind and that kind of thing. You should try to be really helpful to everybody.
The President has to be funny. He tells funny jokes all the time, even though he knows the answers to them. Are you funny? Do you know jokes?
The President spends all day going to meetings and telling funny jokes. That's really all he does. If you want to be President, you should learn how to tell good jokes and go to meetings. The President also keeps us all safe.
I am five years old and in Kindergarten. I really want to be President of the United States one day. What should I do so that I can be President one day?
- Future Executive
Try really hard to grow up to be nice and kind and that kind of thing. You should try to be really helpful to everybody.
The President has to be funny. He tells funny jokes all the time, even though he knows the answers to them. Are you funny? Do you know jokes?
The President spends all day going to meetings and telling funny jokes. That's really all he does. If you want to be President, you should learn how to tell good jokes and go to meetings. The President also keeps us all safe.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
But is it Art?
Dear Dr. Sadie,
My nephew is a bright and articulate young man, but he's had a rough go of it for a long time. He's always had a hard time fitting in with his family. They're all very academic and driven. His father's an actuary, and his mother's a doctor. Both of his sisters are engineers. My nephew's always been a little more artistic, and he suffered from their inability to understand the legitimacy of his desire to pursue art as a serious line of study and a potential career. He has always come to me, his favorite uncle (and a design architect) for compassion and understanding.
Needless to say his studies and professional life have had lots of bumps in the road over the years. Recently, however, he's been very, very excited about a new "creative opportunity" that he's found. He's said very little about it, but I agreed to invest a few thousand dollars to help him get his project off the ground.
He just unveiled his "masterpiece," and it's very strange. As far as I can tell, he took lots of plastic toys (barbie dolls, army men, toy cars, etc) and used a magnifying glass and sunlight to burn holes in them. He then mounted them on miniature pedestals. He says that he wants me to have the "best piece in the lot," which is a doll in a toy stroller that's melted almost beyond recognition. He also wants me to pay for it, at the reduced family price of $900.
What should I do?
- Wants to be Supportive, but Really?
I don't think you should buy the art, because if you don't really want it, you shouldn't have it.
This might hurt your nephew's feelings. Maybe you should buy his art, but put in in your attic so you don't have to look at it.
Maybe you can get some coupons for your nephew. He could use the coupons to buy art that isn't so weird.
My nephew is a bright and articulate young man, but he's had a rough go of it for a long time. He's always had a hard time fitting in with his family. They're all very academic and driven. His father's an actuary, and his mother's a doctor. Both of his sisters are engineers. My nephew's always been a little more artistic, and he suffered from their inability to understand the legitimacy of his desire to pursue art as a serious line of study and a potential career. He has always come to me, his favorite uncle (and a design architect) for compassion and understanding.
Needless to say his studies and professional life have had lots of bumps in the road over the years. Recently, however, he's been very, very excited about a new "creative opportunity" that he's found. He's said very little about it, but I agreed to invest a few thousand dollars to help him get his project off the ground.
He just unveiled his "masterpiece," and it's very strange. As far as I can tell, he took lots of plastic toys (barbie dolls, army men, toy cars, etc) and used a magnifying glass and sunlight to burn holes in them. He then mounted them on miniature pedestals. He says that he wants me to have the "best piece in the lot," which is a doll in a toy stroller that's melted almost beyond recognition. He also wants me to pay for it, at the reduced family price of $900.
What should I do?
- Wants to be Supportive, but Really?
I don't think you should buy the art, because if you don't really want it, you shouldn't have it.
This might hurt your nephew's feelings. Maybe you should buy his art, but put in in your attic so you don't have to look at it.
Maybe you can get some coupons for your nephew. He could use the coupons to buy art that isn't so weird.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Where's the Beef?
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I am 15 years old. In my school, we studied the agricultural industry, and, as a result, I want to become a vegetarian. I told my parents this, and they laughed at me. They called it a "phase," and told me to "let us know when you outgrow your idealism." They are refusing to prepare vegetarian meals for me, saying that I'll have to make my own meals if I want to go on a "crazy diet."
I am sincere. I can't believe the conditions they make these animals live in. I don't know how anyone can eat meat knowing about this.
How can I convince them to support me in this?
- Thinking of Going Vegan, Too
Maybe you should try making your own meals for school lunch, and your own meals for dinner and your own meals for breakfast. You could make a salad without any meat in it.
You could also try tricking your parents with vegetarian meat. When they eat it and see that it's good, you can tell them that they are eating vegetarian, too.
We eat a lot of vegetarian meals in my house. My parents are vegetarian, but I'm not. We eat a lot of eggs, and I like that. I also like to eat dolmas. It's my favorite food. Dolmas are grape leaves rolled in olive oil with rice stuffed in the middle. You could also eat vegetarian sandwiches, like peanut butter and jelly or hummos with avocado.
I am 15 years old. In my school, we studied the agricultural industry, and, as a result, I want to become a vegetarian. I told my parents this, and they laughed at me. They called it a "phase," and told me to "let us know when you outgrow your idealism." They are refusing to prepare vegetarian meals for me, saying that I'll have to make my own meals if I want to go on a "crazy diet."
I am sincere. I can't believe the conditions they make these animals live in. I don't know how anyone can eat meat knowing about this.
How can I convince them to support me in this?
- Thinking of Going Vegan, Too
Maybe you should try making your own meals for school lunch, and your own meals for dinner and your own meals for breakfast. You could make a salad without any meat in it.
You could also try tricking your parents with vegetarian meat. When they eat it and see that it's good, you can tell them that they are eating vegetarian, too.
We eat a lot of vegetarian meals in my house. My parents are vegetarian, but I'm not. We eat a lot of eggs, and I like that. I also like to eat dolmas. It's my favorite food. Dolmas are grape leaves rolled in olive oil with rice stuffed in the middle. You could also eat vegetarian sandwiches, like peanut butter and jelly or hummos with avocado.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Matching Doggie Bowls?
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I have an aunt who's always been a bit eccentric, but truly lovely and harmless. She's a very sweet woman who never got married and never had kids. She's very maternal, and was a wonderful aunt to all of us while we were growing up. She has focused most of her energy on her dogs.
Last week, she sent out a "save the date" card for a wedding. We were all shocked, mostly because she wasn't dating anyone seriously at the time. It turns out that the wedding isn't for her, but for her two dogs. That's right, she's hosting a doggie wedding.
My mother has tried talking her out of it, but she won't budge. Given how wonderful she's been to all of us, we've all decided to be supportive. We're all going to dress up and go to the wedding. So my question to you is, what does one bring to a doggie wedding? Is there an appropriate gift?
- Confused, but Loves Aunt Mae
Maybe you should bring a doggy toy. If they want a doggy toy, I would suggest a new rattle for a baby. Maybe the doggies will have babies when they get married.
My mommy and daddy got married before they had kids. My aunt and uncle got married and I was the ring bearer. Then they had a baby - my cousin Ezzie. The same thing happened with Uncle Ted and Aunt Aimee.
Maybe you could bring a doggie cake with bones on it - sort of like doggy food.
I have an aunt who's always been a bit eccentric, but truly lovely and harmless. She's a very sweet woman who never got married and never had kids. She's very maternal, and was a wonderful aunt to all of us while we were growing up. She has focused most of her energy on her dogs.
Last week, she sent out a "save the date" card for a wedding. We were all shocked, mostly because she wasn't dating anyone seriously at the time. It turns out that the wedding isn't for her, but for her two dogs. That's right, she's hosting a doggie wedding.
My mother has tried talking her out of it, but she won't budge. Given how wonderful she's been to all of us, we've all decided to be supportive. We're all going to dress up and go to the wedding. So my question to you is, what does one bring to a doggie wedding? Is there an appropriate gift?
- Confused, but Loves Aunt Mae
Maybe you should bring a doggy toy. If they want a doggy toy, I would suggest a new rattle for a baby. Maybe the doggies will have babies when they get married.
My mommy and daddy got married before they had kids. My aunt and uncle got married and I was the ring bearer. Then they had a baby - my cousin Ezzie. The same thing happened with Uncle Ted and Aunt Aimee.
Maybe you could bring a doggie cake with bones on it - sort of like doggy food.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Baby blues
Dear Dr. Sadie,
My problem is a little strange. I have a little brother. I love him a lot, but I can never understand a word he says. He seems to communicate in a series of grunts, squeaks and screams. Occasionally he'll point to things that he wants and expect people to get them for him.
This wouldn't be such a problem, but my brother is 35 years old, not 6 months old. He doesn't have any developmental problems. I think he's just lazy. What should I do?
- Older Sister
Maybe you could try to understand. I have a little brother, too. He's 14 month old, and he grunts like this too. I try to understand him. It's really hard work. I never really understand him, though.
I think you should say, "stop being so lazy and talk." Then he would talk.
My problem is a little strange. I have a little brother. I love him a lot, but I can never understand a word he says. He seems to communicate in a series of grunts, squeaks and screams. Occasionally he'll point to things that he wants and expect people to get them for him.
This wouldn't be such a problem, but my brother is 35 years old, not 6 months old. He doesn't have any developmental problems. I think he's just lazy. What should I do?
- Older Sister
Maybe you could try to understand. I have a little brother, too. He's 14 month old, and he grunts like this too. I try to understand him. It's really hard work. I never really understand him, though.
I think you should say, "stop being so lazy and talk." Then he would talk.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Not to seem ungrateful, but ....
Dear Dr Sadie,
What should I do if I don't really like a gift someone gave me? I don't want to be ungrateful but I also don't want to lie.
- It's really ugly
Hmmm. You could say to the person, "thank you, but I don't really want this." Then they would feel very sorry.
Maybe you could bring it back to the store, but not tell the person who gave it to you that you don't like it.
What should I do if I don't really like a gift someone gave me? I don't want to be ungrateful but I also don't want to lie.
- It's really ugly
Hmmm. You could say to the person, "thank you, but I don't really want this." Then they would feel very sorry.
Maybe you could bring it back to the store, but not tell the person who gave it to you that you don't like it.
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