Twelve-year-old can’t understand sad feelings

DEAR ABBY: I am a 12-year-old girl who is happy, healthy and doing great in school. But lately I have felt sad, lonely and just plain frustrated. I used to talk to my parents about it, but I don’t feel comfortable doing it anymore, and my friends don’t like listening to me.

YouTube's new pay channels go from campy to kids

Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube.

Hummus made from colorful vegetables makes for fun eating

Hummus, a staple of Mediterranean cuisine, is traditionally made with chickpeas (garbanzo beans), olive oil, sesame seed paste, lemon and garlic. As the popularity of the dip spreads, so does the variety of recipes. Pinterest recently yielded recipes for orange sweet potato hummus, green lima bean hummus and even a hot-pink hummus made with roasted beets.

Snoop is suspicious that friend is having affair

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who I think is having an affair. I have no concrete evidence, only a slew of circumstantial evidence such as odd work hours, blocks of mystery time set aside at night in his cellphone’s day planner, and evading questions about texts from females.

SkyRobics: Jumping in, staggering out

I decided to scope out SkyRobics at Sky Zone, an indoor trampoline park in Shawnee. A class that people are packing in at 9 on Saturday mornings must be a party. Why else would a place typically reserved for children’s birthdays, field trips and kiddie fun offer several classes filled with adults throughout the week? Because it’s a kick-ass workout, that’s why.

Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books

These moms curse a lot, drink to excess, reveal scary truths and draw twisted little stick figures of their kids pooping and whining relentlessly. And this Mother’s Day, they’re bringing their derelict parenting to you.

For many readers, lottery win is no reason to get divorced

DEAR ABBY: I’m responding to your request for comments about the letter from “Happily Single” and whether a divorce would be the first course of action upon winning the lottery. In a community-property state, a divorce AFTER winning wouldn’t legally protect you from having to share the spoils with your soon-to-be (and probably now bitter) ex-spouse.

Boyfriend’s child support may be a deal-breaker

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 60-year-old woman with grown children. My husband and I divorced after 30 years of marriage because he met someone at work. It was a quick process, and because I was in shock, I agreed to the terms of the divorce even though they weren’t in my favor.