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The reason you have to suck it all in to zip up your jeans? Diet food.

A reader writes: "A friend of mine has a 1997 Honda CR-V, which he bought used a few years ago. It has a problem that has become more and more alarming during the past year or so. Sometimes, while driving, the engine will start to race, and the car refuses to slow down."

The largest mainstream gas-electric hybrid car on the U.S. market isn't a Toyota or a Honda. It's the new-for-2008, family-size Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid.

Nissan Motor Co. will soon sell cars that push back when drivers try to put the pedal to the metal.

A reader writes: "I am a 25-year-old guy who is currently living at home. Yesterday, I went into my parents' bathroom to see if my dad had an extra razor, and in the drawer I found a stash of sex toys. I was really grossed out! How can I erase these scenarios from my head?"

A reader writes: "I've been such a failure. My husband walked out on me when our children were still quite young, and I tried to raise them the best I knew how. But now they're all in trouble, and they say I'm the cause of all their problems. Will God ever forgive me?"

A reader writes: "My 14-year-old son has befriended a boy who constantly texts his other friends while out with him. We took this boy on vacation with us, and although it began well, by the last four days it was like having a boy in a phone booth vacationing with us."

Author says it's time for parents to take back the power.

Author says it's time for parents to take back the power.

Author says it's time for parents to take back the power.