Neither my wife nor I drink very much alcohol these days. We both enjoy a glass of wine or a beer every now and then but often go months at a time without consuming a drop of alcohol and rarely keep any in the house. I tell you this not as a judgment on those who...

Parent interactions with teenage babysitters are inherently awkward, all the more so when it's a dad returning home to a young woman he's never met before. This was exactly the scenario that occurred on the evening in question. My wife, at the time a college...