Tommy Boggs, only 12, wanted to wear his bomber jacket to school on Aug. 15 because it was movie day and students could dress like their favorite big screen star. Tommy wanted to dress as Maverick ...

Dear Eric: I am the mother of a wild child. The other day, she ran into our house and asked for a Band-Aid because her friend scraped his knee. The boy had what I would describe as “the most gnarly ...