Category Jasminda – Agony Aunt

  DEAR Jasminda, My wife has started a plant-based diet to reverse the effects of our overeating during lockdown. Though I find this admirable, I’m starving after each meal, so I’ve taken to making up an excuse to go for…

  DEAR Jasminda, Whereas most people are rushing to the hairdresser now they are open again, my husband says he has come to terms with his new, unkempt look and has accepted this as the way he should be. My…

  DEAR Jasminda, Well, here we are – opening up week. It should be a time of excitement, but I am actually thinking I quite enjoyed lockdown. The place was less congested. The kids were happier being at home. Learner…

  DEAR Jasminda, When taking a book from a street library, should you give back a book of equal literary merit or is it okay to swap average books for best-sellers? Mr Geoff W. Dear Geoff, I love the street…

  DEAR Jasminda, During my recent Council roadside pickup preparation, I tried to discard some of my son’s belongings that he hasn’t touched in over five years. He wouldn’t allow me to do so, saying it would ruin his childhood…

  DEAR Jasminda, I am in desperate need of a new hair colour. I am starting to resemble Pepe Le Pew, but I’ve never dyed my hair before. Any hints? Ms Petra L. Dear Petra, Isn’t it interesting that in…

  DEAR Jasminda, I still have some unvaccinated friends and so I feel it will be distasteful to post photos of our picnics when those friends are still on a waiting list. What do you think? Mrs Patricia Dear Patricia,…

  DEAR Jasminda, On the weekend, I was flicking through social media. My husband was doing his ‘essential exercise’ with the dog. As I was mindlessly scrolling, a ‘found dog’ post turned up. I read the post because it was…

  DEAR Jasminda, THE most attractive person in our workplace is not at all tech-savvy and so she hasn’t realised that she can apply a ‘touch up’ filter when we have online team meetings. For the first time ever, she…

  DEAR Jasminda, What is your philosophy on pets at the table during mealtimes? Mr Kevin P. Dear Kevin, This is a broad question. There’s a big difference between a Labrador sitting patiently waiting for a bit of pork gristle…