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Dear Amy: I am 50 years old. When I was 15 my father had an affair and left. My mother and I struggled for several years.

Dear Amy: I am 50 years old. When I was 15 my father had an affair and left. My mother and I struggled for several years.

Ask a Teacher: My Child Is Supposed to Start Kindergarten While We’re on Vacation Slate 1 hr ago © Provided by Slate Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by aldegonde/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. In addition to our traditional advice, every Thursday we feature an assortment of teachers from across the country answering your education questions. Have a question for our teachers? Email . Our oldest is going to be starting kindergarten this August. He’s gone to preschool in the same school district for the last 3 years, and school has a...

Teacher advice on vacation, potty training, and social justice.

Ask Amy: Should I tell my longtime friend who his biological father is? Updated 6:00 AM; Dear Amy: I’m holding on to a longtime family friend’s secret, and it’s very upsetting. My friend “Chris” and I grew up together as kids. We always acted as members of each other’s extended family. We are now middle-aged. Our mothers were friends from kindergarten on, until each of their untimely deaths, when they were in their 50s. I was given a huge burden when my parents told me that Chris has a different father than the man who raised him and who he thought was his father.