This article features reader advice on avoiding paint splatters while painting and Christmas gift ideas for parents. It also includes a discussion about car headlights that are too bright and a question for car manufacturers about headlight testing.
In response to the reader from Nebraska who wrote in about paint splattering on her hair and clothes, here are two suggestions: To avoid paint splattering, avoid filling a roller or brush with too much paint. Paint shouldn’t drop from a brush or a roller once it’s been dipped.If all else fails, wear a light raincoat with a hood and a pair of gloves to cover your hands. -- Jane K.
, Pottsville, PennsylvaniaTo all the children (teens and older) wondering what to get their parents for Christmas, I think I have a solution. When my children were young, every Christmas, I would prepare a coupon book with a coupon for each month that was good for an adventure, a treat, or whatever their choice. Now that my kids are young adults with limited incomes, I’ve turned the tables. For Christmas this year, I’ve asked them each for a coupon book that includes one coupon per month for an activity with them. I even told them I’d pay! We have enough stuff, so we really just want to spend time with them. Happy holidays to all! -- Theresa K., via email Theresa, I like this idea. Not everybody wants material things under their tree. So many of us are busy these days, but time spent one-on-one with a parent is important. After all, it’s the parent who has the most influence on their children. Teaching them how to be a parent, along with having good manners, hygiene and values, shapes your child. -- HeloiseDo car manufacturers ever try out the headlights on their vehicles? I bought a new car, and even when they’re on low, those LED lightsare so bright that other cars throw their high beams on at me and blind me. I took it back to the dealer to see about having them adjusted, but it would cost me $400. They already got a nice sum when I bought it. -- The Crawfords, via email The Crawfords, I agree. I’ve been blinded by lights so bright that they made everything around me disappear from my sigh
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