Mother feels betrayed by friend who reports on daughter’s misbehavior

Dear Abby: I have recently found out that someone I thought was a good friend is the person who snitched and got my daughter in serious trouble at school. Our daughters attended the same preschool, middle school and high school.

Before middle school graduation, the students had an outing at the beach. Some of the girls, my daughter included, decided to bring vodka and orange juice. A few days later, my daughter was called to the principal’s office where she was thoroughly reprimanded. Any awards she was to receive were rescinded. I learned from one of the teachers that this “friend” is the person who turned her in.

Why didn’t she come to me and tell me? I almost feel like she wanted my daughter to get in trouble. I was going to write and tell her why. Do you think this is a good idea?

— Furious in Florida

Dear Furious:

I do NOT advise putting anything in writing. Convey your message and get the answer you want by doing it directly, face to face.

Dear Abby: My wife and I have been married 50-some years.

While we were discussing sex and the pandemic, she revealed that she could imagine having sex with someone while both of them were masked. I said no, the masks would become superfluous and would go just before the clothes.

Who is right?

— Hypothetically

Speaking

Dear H.S.: Are you serious? Your wife gave you some valuable information that you are ignoring.

Where is your sense of humor? Try it. You might like it and discover the masks stay on until, in the heat of passion, they slip off (or not).