Barbara Godin is a graduate of Athabasca University. She writes the “”Dear Barb” and the “Women of Interest” columns. As well, Barb has written many personal interest stories and enjoys connecting with others through her writing. She has been writing for The Voice since 2003.
If you enjoy reading Dear Barb, you can also purchase her curated collection, Dear Barb: Answers to Everyday Questions at her website, http://www.barbgodin.com.
Dear Barb: I really messed up. I went away to university and ended up getting into online poker. Me and a couple of buddies lost all our OSAP money through gambling, now we don’t have the money for our tuition and my parents think my tuition has been paid. One of my buddies won, so… Read more »
Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been dating for six months. He’s a really awesome guy, but I don’t feel sexually attracted to him. We have lots in common and spend a lot of time together, but, when it comes to intimacy, everything changes. Our relationship has been this way right from the beginning,… Read more »
Dear Barb: I know guys don’t usually read advice columns, but I do occasionally read yours. I would like your opinion on a situation I’m in right now. My girlfriend and I have been dating for one year and we have a lot of fun together when we are alone. As soon as we get… Read more »
Dear Barb: My mother is in her mid seventies and is starting to slow down. My father passed away five years ago and mom has stayed in our family home. Recently, she decided to move into an apartment and has been getting rid of stuff. The problem is mom expects me and my two sisters… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have just moved into a new neighbourhood and I think I may have picked a questionable area. I have noticed two of my neighbors walking around their house naked. Another person does their gardening naked, mind you, they do have a five foot fence around their yard. But from a certain angle… Read more »
Dear Barb: I met this really wonderful girl last year while I was attending the University of Ottawa. We get along great and have discussed marriage. She lives in B.C while I am in Ottawa, but we are managing to keep in touch. The issue is that Janelle is Muslim and I am Catholic and… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I hate to bring this up, but my husband needs to learn something about social etiquette. I don’t mean just manners; I mean passing air and burping! When we were dating, he had excellent manners, except for the occasional passing of air, which was understandable. Now he doesn’t care where he is… Read more »
Truus Menger-Oversteegen was a Dutch painter and sculptor who was honored for her anti-Nazi, Dutch resistance activities (along with her sister Freddie and a third woman, Hannie Schaft) during the Second World War. Oversteegen was born August 29, 1923, in the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. She and her younger sister were born to… Read more »
Dear Barb: I’m wondering about the rules of texting. I have some friends that I text and they get back to me right away, but others that take days. I personally feel it is rude for someone not to answer a text; it would be the same as not answering a voice mail or email. … Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a part time student and the mother of three young children. My father is in the final stages of colon cancer and he and my mom are struggling. I have always been close to my parents, but my brother hasn’t. For the most part he has been estranged from the family. … Read more »