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: Hi, I have been estranged from my mother for many years as she has drug and alcohol problems. She was abusive and neglectful and I made it perfectly clear that I want nothing to do with her. Now she’s in the early stages of ALS and recently she contacted me asking for money…. Read more »
Ruth Wakefield was born June 17, 1903, in East Walpole, MA and died January 10, 1977, in Plymouth, MA. She was the creator of the world famous Toll House Cookies. Wakefield began her career in 1924 as a dietician and lecturer. Eventually she and her husband bought an inn, which they named the Toll House… Read more »
Dear Barb: My wife and I have been married four years and our marriage has been happy for the most part. Unfortunately, we were broadsided by a drunk driver one evening. I had some cuts and broken bones, nothing I won’t fully recover from. My wife was not so lucky; she received a brain injury… Read more »
Allie Vibert Douglas was born December 15, 1894, in Montreal, Quebec and died July 2, 1988, in Kingston, Ontario. She was an astronomer and the first Canadian woman to become an astrophysicist. Douglas began her education at McGill University, but, with the outbreak of WWI, she moved to England with her brother where she worked… Read more »
Dear Barb: Last weekend the weather was beautiful so my husband and I went out for a walk. Unfortunately, we had a few incidents with dog poop! We were walking down the sidewalk and right in the middle of the sidewalk was a huge pile of dog poop. We actually had to walk around it…. Read more »
Ann Moore was born in 1934 and grew up on a farm in Ohio. She was a nurse and became one of the most influential inventors of the twentieth century with her inventions of the Snugli and Weego baby carriers. The Wall Street Journal acknowledged Moore’s design as one of the most important inventions of… Read more »
Dear Barb: I work in an office with six other people. We’ve worked together for five years and some of us are friends as well as co-workers. We contribute weekly to a lotto fund. Last week one of our tickets won $100,000. The problem is, sometimes I’m late in contributing and unfortunately this week I… Read more »
“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” – Heddy Lamar. Heddy Lamarr was born November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died January 19 2000, in Casselberry, Florida, USA She was a famous actress and an inventor who began her career in 1933 as an actress… Read more »
Dear Barb: My wife is spending money like crazy! She is running our credit cards to the max and our bank account is always in the red. I’m a saver. I hate debts. We are arguing constantly about money and it is ruining our relationship. I feel like cutting her off from the bank accounts,… Read more »
Nancy Wake was born August 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand and died August 7, 2011, in London, England. Wake became a prominent woman in the French Resistance movement during World War II, and one of the most decorated heroines of the war. Between 1940 and 1943 she saved hundreds of Allied soldiers and downed… Read more »