I just finished your latest book, Surviving a Shark Attack (on Land), and I cannot thank you enough for writing such an insightful, helpful book. Everyone on the planet should read this book....

When I was 18, it was legal to drink beer and wine. My parents were alcoholics and had been since I was 8. They started drinking with me, and it was the first time I felt the warm glow of acceptance from them...

Although I'm not much of an anglophile, and I wasn't really all that interested in the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton today, I did stumble across some coverage while trying to watch some real news. To my (naive) surprise, I learned from one of the gushing royal wedding commentators William and Kate have been shacking up for quite some time now...

...Regarding more women getting higher education degrees than men today…  A college degree does not equal more money. I work as an industrial electrical technician....

...In the meantime, I have been working more hours where I can in hopes to help with our finances. I tend to come dragging home from work and see the things around the house I wish I could have gotten done had I been home during the day...

...I am older than you are (just turned 70 today) but wasn't raised in a normal household and didn't learn all I'd have liked to when I was growing up...

I was listening to previous podcasts and I came across the episode where a listener wrote you to complain about your voice. You talked about the radio manager who told you not to laugh. The letter you read was from a listener who complained about your "high voice". Well, I have something to say about this...

My mother died when I was 7 and my dad married again when I was 9. My stepmother already had a younger child who she naturally preferred. I had six siblings, so my stepmother was overwhelmed. My dad was a drunk and his role was merely to bring home a paycheck...

I called you yesterday about my mom. I told you she had a bad childhood with, an alcoholic dad, an abusive mom, and practically raised her siblings. She married a good man, but did not treat him kindly. She complained a lot about how he didn't make enough money, and she hates her job which in turn is all his fault...

I don't know who created this, but it's right on!..."I take you... to be my cohabitant, to have sex with you...